Seattle’s THE DARTS Strike Hard With New Single “Apocalypse,” a Fuzzy Garage Anthem Driven by “No Kings”
Seattle’s all-women garage-rock crew The Darts return with “Midnight Creep,” the first single from their upcoming album Halloween Love Songs, out March 3 on Adrenalin Fix Music. The track plunges into the band’s signature spooky, swagger-heavy garage-trash sound, blending Farfisa-driven riffs with a danceable, chaotic energy that recalls classic Back From the Grave compilations with a modern, infectious twist. The single sets the tone for an album that promises both fun and menace, highlighting The Darts’ knack for marrying raw punk energy with cinematic, midnight-ready grooves.
Over the past decade, The Darts have built a global underground reputation through sold-out shows across Europe, the UK, and North America, multiple vinyl runs, and standout festival appearances including Punk Rock Bowling, SJOCK, and Bear Stone. Frontwoman Nicole Laurenne leads the four-piece—Nicole, Rebecca Davidson (guitar), Lindsay Scarey (bass), and returning drummer Rikki Watson—with a direct, joyous connection to audiences, making their live performances feel intimate yet electrifying. With acclaimed KEXP sessions and fans ranging from Stephen King to Jello Biafra, Halloween Love Songs showcases the band at their most dialed, dangerous, and gleefully unhinged.
Seattle’s The Darts come roaring back with “Apocalypse,” the second single from their upcoming LP Halloween Love Songs, out March 3. The track feels like the moment the album stops flirting with the dark and dives in headfirst. Inspired by singer and organist Nicole Laurenne’s encounter with the medieval Apocalypse Tapestry in Angers, France, the song turns visions of collapse into something freeing rather than frightening. The line “no future, no kings” came from that headspace — a gut-level rejection of power, hierarchy, and inevitability — and took on an eerie life of its own when “No Kings” later surfaced as a protest chant across the U.S., long after the song was first sketched out.
Sound-wise, “Apocalypse” is sweaty, loud, and physical. It stomps forward on a primal beat, opens up into a chant-you-can-yell-along-to chorus, and snakes through with garage-rock organ lines that feel ripped from another era. Rebecca Davidson’s guitar keeps it grounded in the present, layering thick, grimy fuzz with flashes of raw punk fury. It’s not polished or precious — it’s the sound of letting everything burn for a few minutes and feeling better because of it.
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