If the New Music Issue had a “newest band award,” Dark for Dark would peacefully steal the title. Forming this spring, Dark for Dark includes drumming Jess Lewis, key-pounding Laura Peek and strumming Rebecca Zolokower. “I went to a cabin in the winter and songs just came to me,” says Zolokower. “I asked the girls [to start a band] and they were into it.” Zolokower writes with her mind in the ’60s and describes their sound as harmony-driven folk. This fresh band’s focus is to play shows and possibly record in late summer. “I’m really fortunate to work with such talented people, it’s really exciting.”
This article appears in Jun 14-20, 2012.