Built around a riff that immediately recalls the raw immediacy of ’90s alternative rock, ‘Yeah’ wears its grunge influences proudly. There’s even a subtle hint of Veruca Salt woven into its DNA, while the band’s blend of driving guitars and punchy rhythms gives the track an irresistible sense of momentum. Sophia Williams’ vocal performance sits at the centre of the storm, delivered with conviction and a gravelly edge that perfectly matches the song’s themes of resilience and release.

While ‘Yeah’ carries plenty of grit, it never loses its sense of fun. There’s an undeniable feeling of movement running through the track, conjuring images of endless roads and wide-open landscapes, where frustrations can be shouted into the wind and left behind. Confident, cathartic and packed with attitude, ‘Yeah’ feels like exactly the kind of song that was made to be played loud.

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Daisychain recently completed the Southwest leg of the She’s A Freak tour including their special hometown record release in Chicago. Next month, they’ll move through much of the Midwest and Colorado, and will move through Germany, Denmark and Austria this fall. In September, they’ll support Chicago funk/soul rocker Neal Francis.  

The spirited album showcases Daisychain’s complexities as people, tight-knit bond as friends and versatility as artists, featuring sounds from wood winds, chimes, pump organs, mixed with synthesized vocal and guitar harmonies. Inside her Ashland, Oregon-based studio, celebrated producer Massy created a safe space for the group to experiment and elevated their sound and strengths, whittling 100 tracks down to ten. Matching the band’s name, the project sonically blends sultry and soulful vocals with moments of fierce garage-rock and classic 1970s rock, resulting in a robust, thrilling listening experience.

On ‘G-String,’ the band steps away from their rock-heavy, witchy sonic palette and lean into their femininity with a lighter, dreamy sound and lyrics that explore a rambunctious weekend between best friends. Pulling inspiration from Lana Del Rey and The Velvet Underground, Regala adds, “The truth was twisted in this song, but just enough to give it a little imagination. A memoir of being young, girlish and impulsive.”

Daisychain is a femme-fronted psych/blues rock trio from Chicago made up of Nickole Regala (bass, vocals), Frankie Sripada (lead guitar) and Sophia Williams (rhythm guitar, vocals). Formed in 2017, Regala and Williams met at a local open mic night, and weeks later they were jamming. Sripada was invited into the mix, and the trio began rehearsing as Daisychain in the basement of their neighborhood coffee shop. Since then, the trio has toured the country, including playing Chicago’s legendary Metro and now, with their full-length album out in the world, aims to cement themselves further within the rising indie psych rock landscape.

We had a chat with Nickole and Sophia all about the band’s journey so far, All In A Name, what we can expect from their upcoming tour and more. Read the Q&A below.

Hi guys! How are you? You formed Daisychain back in 2017, how has your journey as a band been so far? Any highlights and/or challenges?

Sophia: “Hey! Thanks for chatting with us! When we formed Daisychain back in 2017 we definitely had dreams of getting our music out there, and seeing all our hard work come into fruition has been pretty incredible! The whole process of evolving as a band and putting effort into the creative and business aspects of a band has been very rewarding and eye opening. There have been endless highlights and challenges, but I’d say the release of our first full length album has definitely been one of our biggest achievements!”

Speaking of your first full length – what can you tell us about All In A Name? What do you hope fans/listeners take away from it?

Nickole: “All in a Name is a diverse album, but if we had to boil it down to a few influences, I would say it’s got a lot of Pink Floyd meets Veruca Salt meets Jack White type vibes. Most of the songs speak on the emotional toil that comes from miscommunication, loss, and unrequited love. We hope fans and listeners are able to find a little escape in this album, but also take away from it the strength to push and keep living life even when everything seems defunct.” 

Please take us through your songwriting/creative process for the LP. What was your favourite part and what did you find most challenging?

Sophia: “In preparation for recording All In A Name we were asked to write 100 songs. It seemed like an impossible task, but we worked nonstop for a few months and made it happen! It was definitely a creative challenge and a time intensive project (on top of all working full time jobs), but was so rewarding in the long run. We all pushed ourselves to write honestly and to give every idea a chance to develop and take form. I really enjoyed going out of my comfort zone to experiment with different approaches to songwriting, and it was really cool to see what songs made it to the album.”

You have some shows coming up in July. What can we expect from a Daisychain show? How do you want fans to feel after leaving one of your gigs?

Nickole: “If you find yourself at a Daisychain show, you can expect ‘Mama and the Papas’-esque vocal harmonies, actual guitar solos backed by actual guitar music, and general female-fronted badassery. We want fans to feel a lot of things at our gigs, but mostly, we hope they leave feeling inspired to create and continue.”

Finally, what else is next for Daisychain? Any goals for the future?

Nickole: “We recently announced our first EU tour that’s happening at the end of October this year. We’re super excited to share our album overseas and can’t wait to get our feet wet in Europe. I would say one of our goals for the future is to continue to tour Europe and eventually expand to Asia and play Fuji Rock Festival!”

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‘Rivers’ launches the band’s sound into a new dimension–bluesy, droning, heavy guitars dominate the soundscape, with roaring guitar riffs that emulate a free-flowing river into a sea. On the track’s subject matter, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Sophia Williams says, “‘Rivers’ embodies the unspoken words and dynamics between two people. It describes the static energy that you feel when you say one thing, but the words you really want to say hang in the air around you.”

The band cites rock bands like The Black Angels and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club as inspiration for the heavier tune. Lead guitarist Frankie Sripada recalls, “Recording this one was really cool because the producer, Sylvia, wanted a big wall of sound so they beefed up the bass with heavy overdrive and layered the guitars making for a really engaging listening experience.”

On the making of the video, director Terrell Williams says, “We shot in two contrasting spaces, the clean white cyclone screen and the cozy apartment jam, and they gave me the perfect balance of creative freedom and clear vision, which let me hit a flow-state in the edit and bring it all together with trick mirror shots and visual FX.”

Williams adds, “This was one of those edits where everything just clicked, and I’m proud of what we created. Daisychain is a band I’m grateful to have crossed paths with, and I’m excited for what’s ahead.”

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The forthcoming spirited album, All In A Name, showcases Daisychain’s complexities as people, tight-knit bond as friends and versatility as artists, featuring sounds from wood winds, chimes, pump organs, mixed with synthesized vocal and guitar harmonies. Inside her Ashland, Oregon-based studio, celebrated producer Massy created a safe space for the group to experiment and elevated their sound and strengths, whittling 100 tracks down to ten. Matching the band’s name, the project sonically blends sultry and soulful vocals with moments of fierce garage-rock and classic 1970s rock, resulting in a robust, thrilling listening experience.

Vocalist and bassist Nickole Regala is proud to present a project that is true to who the group is today and celebrates female voices. On the raw creative experience, Regala says, “All in a Name will always represent to me the discipline, vulnerability, and humility it takes to make a great album. Whether it was the intensity of the writing process, the three-week recording sabbatical, or life just life-ing us, this album feels like us which is why I can’t stop listening to it.”

Filled with layered harmonies and dance-pop guitar tones, ‘Waste Your Time’ out today chronicles the complexities of unrequited love. Citing their main inspirations on the track, the group pulled from 90s English shoegaze band Catherine Wheel and Ty Segall’s pop-leaning sounds. Lead guitarist Frankie Sripada shares, “This song is about someone wanting to get involved with another who doesn’t necessarily want them back, with lyrics that paint the picture of an unrequited love affair.” Speaking to the writing process Sripada shares, “I brought the instrumental framework and later, Nickole added lyrics and vocals to it with Sophie adding harmonies and additional lyrics.” Together, the group forms their tracks by picking up where the other left off creating a mosaic of their personal tastes and touches.

Shot by Terrell Williams on a snowy, cold day, the playful accompanying video blends footage from the band’s show at Chicago’s iconic Metro with drone and handheld shots of the group running around their home city. Regala recalls, “Given the blustery weather conditions, the challenge was to get a good take as quickly as possible. Working with the energy of the natural city churning behind us definitely gave us the boost we needed to get some really cool shots that complement the movement of the song.”

All In A Name:

1. Shadowfax
2. G String
3. Eve
4. Rivers
5. The Sound Of You
6. Get High With Me
7. Let Me Down Easy
8. Waste Your Time
9. Mama
10. Kerosene Lover

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