Da Di Da hails from somewhere Dallas-way, but have migrated to our venue-laden shores to favor us with their crunchilicious flavor of alt-rock-punk. And we’re winning on that deal – proof is in their latest EP, "The Crowbar Separation", an expertly-produced guitar/bass/drums juggernaut, pulsing with righteous punk riffs, highlighted with jazz-ish ballads, and sprinkled with a smattering of scat-like vox (and No, that’s not as in scatological, but as in singing – Get your mind out of the gutter). Don Denham’s vox raps and soars with punkish conviction; occasionally slipping past the mark, but, like Damon Albarn, eschewing auto-tune anyways; endearing us in the process. Compositionally, these tracks dodge conventional chord progressions for deeper, more complex fare – Check out the title track for an immensely satisfying run; lyrically, chord-wise, and tempo-wise. Great, ground-breaking stuff, and for a first-time out? Da Di Da has our attention, ya’ll.
We’re calling "The Crowbar Separation" an excellent release in the finest Austin indie tradition – yep, we claim ’em as our own now, thank you very much. And at the moment, this one’s still a freebie on Bandcamp, lucky you, so snatch it up.
— Scott Osborn