Darkside call it quits “…for now,” share final shows and two B-sides

New York musicians Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington started their Darkside project just a few years ago, and now they’re already calling it quits. Along with the announcement, the duo shared their final tour dates, which will see them hit Los Angeles, cross Europe for a string of festivals, and bow out with one last show at Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple on September 12. Tickets for this show sold out promptly after they went on sale, and right now they’re going for as much as $200 a pop online. Because if there’s one thing that card-carrying Brooklynites love, it’s telling everyone that they saw [insert band name or short-lived DIY venue here] for the last time, everrrr. [Full disclosure: I will be at this show guys!]

It seems Darkside knew that this sad news would jaar your systems (had to), so they saved two B-sides from Psychic to cushion the blow. “Gone Too Soon” takes a dingy disco approach, with some David Byrney yelps and a tribal cadence, and “What They Say” rides a skeletal, analog sequence blended with pinging guitar lines. Both cuts and the final tour dates can be found below; if you want to see Darkside play one last time, jump on those tickets soon before Kiev is your only option. Keep in mind, the band’s break-up tweet did say “darkside is coming to an end, for now” after all. There’s always room for a reunion tour.

Darkside tour dates:

08.24.14 - Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
08.27.14 - Pula, Croatia - Dimensions Festival
08.29.14 - Zurich, Switzerland - Zürich Openair
08.31.14 - Izmir-Cesme, Turkey - Orange Date
09.02.14 - Istanbul, Turkey - Orange Date
09.03.14 - Kiev, Ukraine - Studio G13
09.04.14 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Loftas Fest
09.05.14 - Berlin, Germany - Berlin Festival
09.06.14 - Isle of Wight, UK - Bestival
09.12.14 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Masonic Temple (sold out)

• Darkside: http://www.darksideusa.com
• Matador: http://www.matadorrecords.com

[Photo: Jed Demoss]

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