Those Darlins

Those Darlins
L to R: Linwood Regensburg, Jessi Zazu, Nikki Kvarnes
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genres	Rock and roll, garage rock, country
Years active	2006–2016 (hiatus)
Labels	Oh Wow Dang
Associated acts	Funstix, Heavy Cream, JEFF the Brotherhood
Website	thosedarlins.com
Members	Jessi Zazu Nikki Kvarnes Linwood Regensburg
Past members	Kelley Anderson Adrian Barrera

Those Darlins is a rock and roll band from Nashville, Tennessee active between 2006 and 2016. The group has released three albums, their alt-country leaning self-titled debut Those Darlins in 2009, the garage rock influenced Screws Get Loose in 2011, and the more classic rock and roll Blur The Line in 2013. The band also owns and operates its own record label, Oh Wow Dang Records.

On December 9, 2015, the band announced, via its Facebook page, that it was going on hiatus. "We're here to deliver some unfortunate news... Those Darlins will be taking an indefinite hiatus effective after our final tour in January. We've had a really great run together, but the time has come for us to move in different directions. We really appreciate all the love and support from our friends, fans, and family over the years." On March 17, 2016, Those Darlins played their last show ever at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn.

Jessi Zazu, Nikki Kvarnes, and Kelley Anderson formed Those Darlins after meeting at the Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp in Murfreesboro, TN. They began by covering Carter Family songs and employed traditional southern instrumentation, including washboard and clogging, as well as less traditional instruments like the baritone ukulele. The three adopted the stage name Darlin, a practice that continued until Anderson's departure in 2012.

They released their first single, "Wild One" in 2008 and received coverage from Pitchfork Media among others. Soon after, Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys asked the band to open on his US Solo Tour, further raising the band's profile.

The band entered the studio with Jeff Curtin of Small Black (who had worked previously on Vampire Weekend's self-titled album) to record their debut. The album mixes the Appalachian and Alt-Country sounds they were known for with rockabilly and rock and roll sensibilities. The first single from the album, "Red Light Love" would be used in a national commercial for the Kia Sorento.