Daisy the Great is the Brooklyn-based indie pop ensemble fronted by Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker. The dynamic duo is “joining a larger chorus of female pop musicians that are leaning into anarchy and melancholia” (according to Refinery 29) with their intimate, tactile lyrical observations, sung through beautiful, heartfelt harmonies. Kelley and Mina create an inviting, playful sound by combining the heavenly harmonies of First Aid Kit, the vulnerable plucking of Kimya Dawson, and the robust sincerity of Lucy Dacus.
Mina and Kelley started writing music together in 2016. The band’s debut EP, 2018’s I’ve Got a Few Friends and I Wish They Were Mine, reached success when the single “The Record Player Song” struck TikTok audiences in 2019, since amassing over five million streams. Following the release of their first album, I’m Not Getting Any Taller, in 2019, Kelley and Mina wrote & recorded their 2020 EP soft songs while quarantined apart from each other. They also worked on a collaboration with Sipper during quarantine and released the single “Friend.”
Over the last couple of years, the pair has supported acts like Indigo Girls, Sidney Gish, and Samia. They are currently working on their next record, which will be full of bops.
Check out their latest:
Video Credits:
Footage by Alistair Barrell
Edited by Kelley Nicole Dugan & Alistair Barrell
Coloring by Sara Laufer
Song Credits:
Written by Kelley Nicole Dugan & Mina Walker Kelley Nicole Dugan – lead and background vocals Mina Walker – lead and background vocals Matti Dunietz – drums Matt Lau – piano, bass guitar, electric guitar Bernardo Ochoa – electric guitar Recorded at Studio G (Brooklyn, NY) by Torna & Hayden Ticehurst, and at The Brick Box (Brooklyn, NY) by Torna. Mastered by Sarah Register.