Today, Chicago-based psych-rock trio Daisychain share their rich, electrifying debut album All in a Name, produced by renowned producer, mixer, and engineer Sylvia Massy (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tool, Prince), out everywhere now. Alongside the full, punchy project, the band pens an ode to being young and impulsive with “G-String,” a summery, vibrant, pop-leaning track—and DIY music video—that documents a girls’ trip in Vegas that may or may not have involved a corporate lawyer and seemingly limitless funds.
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 pass through Germany, Denmark, and Austria this fall. In September, they’ll support Chicago funk/soul rocker Neal Francis. See all dates at daisychainmusic.net/tour-dates.
The band’s incredibly high-energy live show was praised by Culture Flux in Texas, who wrote, “[Daisychain] light up the room with pure rock ’n’ roll energy from the first song to the last… catchy melodies, blues-filled groove, and soulful delivery.”
Several publications, including Melodic Magazine, Psychedelic Scene Magazine, Newcity Chicago, and The Indy Review, praise its vast sonic palette, versatility, and raw lyricism.
The spirited album showcases Daisychain’s complexities as people, their tight-knit bond as friends, and versatility as artists, featuring sounds from woodwinds, chimes, and 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, 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.”
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On “G-String,” the band steps away from their rock-heavy, witchy sonic palette and leans 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.”
Watch “G-String” (Official Music Video)
Earlier this year, the group shared the project’s lead single, “Waste Your Time,” a harmony-filled, guitar-driven dance-pop tune that chronicles the complexities of unrequited love, alongside its playful, Chicago-set music video. Last month, pulling from bands like The Black Angels and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, “Rivers” and its video shot the band into a new dimension with bluesy, droning, heavy guitars that dominate the soundscape, complete with roaring riffs that emulate a bustling river flowing into the sea.
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—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.
Daisychain’s visceral, lively debut album All in a Name is out now. Catch the band live throughout the Midwest and Colorado this July, and in Europe this fall, with tickets on sale here. Keep up with the trio on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube for much more from the rising trio.
