iSound

You have read enough bios of up-and-coming rock groups to know that nothing is new anymore. A standard story goes something like this– unknown band creates following in hip city / college town / jam band circuit / Warped Tour. Said band then hones craft in parents’ basement / Brooklyn art studio / desolate apartment in bad part of town. Gets discovered by Fred Durst / the Strokes / A&R exec who was there for the headliner but just, you know, got totally blown away by this unknown group. Afterwards, the band signs a deal with major label conglomerate but insists they’re not changing at all / taking the next musical step / working with dream producer who will bring out next masterpiece. And so on. Daphne Loves Derby doesn’t have that story. Sure, the three-year old band hones its meticulous, gorgeous indie-rock in a garage. And yes, they did meet in school. And yeah, they do have a local following in their hometown of Kent, Washington area (it’s near Seattle). And they did ge...