Canada's
the Darcys are a dance-oriented, electronic-pop duo featuring singer/songwriters
Jason Couse and
Wes Marskell. Named after the iconic character from
Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice,
the Darcys formed in Etobicoke, Ontario in 2007. After relocating to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the group expanded into a four-member band and released their debut, 2007's Endless Water. Subsequently, they moved to Toronto and added a fifth member. In 2011, they released their sophomore album, The Darcys. Over the next several years, the band underwent even more changes, losing bandmembers and releasing an experimental cover of
Steely Dan's 1977 album
Aja.
In 2013, they released their third album,
Warring. Well-received, it garnered the band their first Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year and found them longlisted for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.
The following year,
the Darcys revealed that they had formally returned to their original duo lineup of
Couse and
Marskell. In 2016, the band released their fourth studio album,
Centerfold. Recorded in New Zealand, Los Angeles, Banff, and Toronto with producer
Shawn Everett (
Alabama Shakes,
Lucius,
Julian Casablancas), the album included the singles "Miracle" and "San Diego, 1988." ~ Matt Collar