London-based ethereal-grunge four piece, Dogviolet return with their latest single, ‘Daisy Crowns’, a song about feeling nostalgia for the frivolous joy of youth and feeling weighed down by the demands and pressures of adulthood.

Produced by the band’s own Ella Patenall, recorded and mixed alongside Tom Hill (GENN, Pollyanna, Knuckledust, I Feel Fine), the new single ‘Daisy Crowns’ highlights the band’s feel for musical beauty and poignant lyricism, capturing a haunting sense of emotion over an understated, restrained and considered instrumental backdrop. Bringing together the band’s shoegaze tendencies, a theatrical flourish through Naz’s vocal delivery and an emotional depth comparable to that of Daughter.

Speaking about the single, Naz explained: “I wrote ‘Daisy Crowns’ in one evening in summer 2024 whilst caring for a loved one who was experiencing a mental health crisis. The song is about feeling burnt out and wanting to return to simpler times. I can’t go back to being a child with no responsibilities, so the chorus is me asking for help from those close to me, which is something I struggle with. I love performing ‘Daisy Crowns’ live as it’s so beautiful when the audience sings with us – it embodies that feeling of being taken care of in hard times.”

Ella adds: “’Daisy Crowns’ is the most delicate and vulnerable track we’ve recorded so far, so it was important to me that the production mirrored that fragility from the first note. We layered the main riff with a cathedral reverb against a drier take, which makes it sound so huge and atmospheric. By the final chorus – with synths, e-bow, stacked guitars and group vocals – it feels expansive but never loses its tenderness. The classical guitar at the end is one of my favourite moments on the track.”