Dari Bay - (PRESALE 6/26/26) Surprise Wish (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Dari Bay - (PRESALE 6/26/26) Surprise Wish (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Artist: Dari Bay
Title: Surprise Wish (ULTRA CLEAR VINYL)
Genre: Indie & Alternative / Indie & Lo-Fi / Indie Rock
Label: Double Double Whammy
Surprise Wish is the sophomore album from Burlington, Vermont indie-rock project Dari Bay and the band’s first release for Double Double Whammy. Following the cult-favorite debut Longest Day of the Year (2023), songwriter Zack James sharpens the project’s sound into something more immediate and visceral: scuzzy guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and conversational vocals that feel both intimate and unguarded.
Raised in Brattleboro, Vermont in a musical family, James has spent years immersed in the region’s DIY scene - playing with artists like Lily Seabird and Greg Freeman, writing in the band Robber Robber, and touring as a member of Unknown Mortal Orchestra. With Surprise Wish, he distills that experience into his most focused songwriting yet.
Written largely alone over the course of a year while James finished college and balanced multiple projects, the album embraces a raw, homespun approach. Rather than chasing genre aesthetics, James leaned into instinct and immediacy, building songs around ideas that arrived suddenly and refused to leave. The result is a record that blends ’90s alt-rock, indie, and slacker rock into something both familiar and newly restless.
Across its nine songs, Surprise Wish captures the strange emotional terrain of young adulthood - a life shaped by the internet, isolation, friendship, near-disasters, and flashes of fragile hope. Tracks like the fuzzed-out rocker “The Joke,” the spiraling character study “Chevy,” and the cathartic single “We’re Gonna Be Okay” pair distorted guitars with lyrics that feel searching, self-aware, and quietly funny.
At once scrappy and assured, Surprise Wish is a portrait of a person coming into being.
Dari Bay – Surprise Wish
Description

Dari Bay's 'Surprise Wish' is a compelling alternative album that showcases a blend of innovative sounds and thought-provoking lyrics. Released under the Double Double Whammy label, this CD promises to engage listeners with its unique musical style.
Highlights

Genre: Alternative
Format: CD
Label: Double Double Whammy
Innovative soundscapes
Thought-provoking lyrics

Track Listing

01. Ether

02. Natural's Not In It

03. Not Great Men

04. Damaged Goods

05. Return the Gift

06. Guns Before Butter

07. I Found That Essence Rare

08. Glass

09. Contract

10. At Home He's a Tourist