Dari Bay - (PRESALE 6/26/26) Surprise Wish (ULTRA CLEAR VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Dari Bay - (PRESALE 6/26/26) Surprise Wish (ULTRA CLEAR VINYL) | 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 (Ultra Clear Vinyl)
Description

Dari Bay's 'Surprise Wish' is an engaging alternative album presented on ultra clear vinyl. This release showcases a blend of introspective lyrics and captivating melodies, making it a must-have for fans of the genre.
Highlights

Ultra clear vinyl format
Label: Double Double Whammy
Genre: Alternative
Features collaborations with Blimes
Includes a mix of upbeat and reflective tracks

Track Listing

01. KTD

02. Cipi

03. VIEWS

04. YOU SO DONE

05. End of the Road

06. Bark Loud

07. KIDS (feat. Blimes)

08. Story

09. Knockout

10. NO news on TV

11. Fire Kites