Darker My Love

Darker My Love
Darker My Love - Live in Concert 2009
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Indie rock, shoegaze, psychedelic rock
Years active	2004–Present (status unknown)
Labels	Dangerbird, Tarantulas
Associated acts	The Nerve Agents, The Distillers, The Fall, The Strange Boys, White Fence
Website	Darker My Dudes Blog
Members	Tim Presley Rob Barbato Jared Everett Will Canzoneri Dan Allaire
Past members	Andy Granelli

Darker My Love is a psychedelic rock band based in Los Angeles, California. The guitarist/vocalist Tim Presley, a former member of the hardcore punk band The Nerve Agents, formed the band in 2004 with the drummer and Nerve Agents bandmate Andy Granelli, also of The Distillers. They were joined shortly thereafter by bass guitarist Rob Barbato, who shares songwriting and vocals with Presley, and rhythm guitarist Jared "The Sandwich" Everett. Will Canzoneri joined the band on organ and clavinet in the latter half of 2006. The band has released three LPs and one EP. Presley is also a visual artist responsible for much of the band's imagery.

The band's name was derived from a T.S.O.L. song of the same name.

Originally signed to Tarantulas Records, Darker My Love released its first EP in 2004. Their first LP, recorded in 2005, was released on August 22, 2006, on Dangerbird Records. In spring 2006, Presley and Barbato became members of the prolific British post-punk group The Fall, and both are prominent on The Fall's 2007 album Reformation Post TLC, whose title refers to the circumstances surrounding their addition. On August 28, 2007, the band released a 12-inch 45 rpm split record with the Denver-based rock group, Moccasin, with the song "Hair Decisions". The record was the first release on the Los Angeles label I Hate Rock N Roll.

The second Darker My Love album, 2, was released on Dangerbird Records on August 5, 2008. Several songs from the album gained prominence through licensing in television, commercials and video games; "Blue Day" is used on Guitar Hero 5 and NHL 2K10, "Waves" is used in Midnight Club: Los Angeles, and "Two Ways Out" is used in MLB 09: The Show and Tony Hawk: Ride.