The Review of the Band Somebody's Darling

The Review of the Band Somebody's Darling
              (Orion Davis wrote this)




Hot Amber Farris should be somebody's dar-
ling. She is a gutsy vocalist & her voice is b-
old. Yes, Amber sounds bluesy, twangy, & d-
arn good. HA!! Her band backs her up with a
mixture of country-rock, Americana, soul, &
blues. It certainly accompanies her effortless-
ly cool voice.

Of course, Amber is the vocalist & one of the
guitarists. The other band members are David
Ponder (lead guitarist), Michael Talley (keybo-
ardist), Wade Coffer (bassist), & Nate Wedan
(drummer).

The band has been writing, doing numerous g-
igs, and doing loads of demos before they rele-
ased their debut 2009 album Somebody's Darl-
ing. I appreciate the realness of that album's c-
over.

The photo says a lot without a doubt. They do
tons of shows weekly. In the last 5 years, they
have done 500, impressive shows. Way to go,
band. I remember them when I was home.

The band put the raucous 2012 album Jank Ci-
ty Shakedown on the market. That album star-
ts off with the song Cold Hands. It's a wonder-
ful song. The song Wedding Clothes will make
you root for that Amber consistently.

The song Keep Shaking is also great for the ea-
rs. She is releasing a lot for sure & I wish her
well always.

The song Back to the Bottle won't make anyone
do that though. Her lyrics are honest and your h-
eart will beat faster after listening to the song.

The track My Own Medicine is slightly lighter, b-
ut still just as hardcore. Especially, lyrically. She
will be okay and I rate her highly. The track May-
be is once again about her coming from the dep-
ths of her nice heart.

The track Pretty Faces hits hard too. The song W-
eight of the Fear definitely makes the band points
clear. They come to express themselves musically
& uniquely. They are road warriors and they have
sacrificed a lot. She lives in a house with 2 of her
bandmates. I bet that they take turns doing chores.
HA!

The track Pretty Leaves is sonic but not like the h-
edgehog. HAH-HAH! The ending one The Middle s-
lowly builds to a tough, rocking song. Amber com-
es strong once again with the lyrics, then gives the
rest of the band the cues to make the song uptem-
po. WHOA! It gets that way about 3:44 minutes in-
to the song.

The band Somebody's Darling will do another magn-
ificent show at the club Trees. They will perform on
August 23, 2014. They will have their album release
party there too.

They will put the LP Adult Roommates on the mark-
et on September 16, 2014. Their single Bad Bad is a-
vailable now & it is amazing but not like Spiderman.
HA!

I sincerely give the band plenty of props, because th-
ey have earned them surely. They will continue doing
well. Please do not confuse this band with the other
band Somebody's Darling. HAH-HAH!

The band divulges in some ways like Wilco. Amber
hits hard like Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Wyno-
nna Judd, Tracy Chapman, Sheryl Crow, Gretchen
Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Rosal-
ie Hill, Lucinda Williams, and Caitlin Rose.