Darling Parade is an American

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band from

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, formed in early 2007. The band consists of Kristin Kearns (vocals/guitar), Nate McCoy (guitar/vocals), Dustin McCoy (bass/vocals), and Casey Conrad (drums). By December 5, 2011, the band were ranked at No. 8 on the ''

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'' Next Big Sound Chart. On May 4, 2012, their music video for "Never Wrong" was voted to the No. 1 position on ''The Freshmen''

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. Their debut full-length studio album, ''Battle Scars & Broken Hearts'' was released on April 2, 2013, by Page 2 Music. In June 2013, Darling Parade was declared the winner of the "Let's make a band famous" category at MTV & VH1's O Music Awards. The band performed live at MTV's VMA Week, and was named MTV's Artist to Watch.

Tours

* Supporting act in January and February 2012 on national tour with

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, and Justin Young * Performance at

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2012 opening for

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& Chevelle. * Performed multiple shows at

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2010 where they opened for

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, Plumb, and

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. * Supporting act on national tour with

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in 2014

Use in Film & TV

*Promotional Trailer for

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(2009) *

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*Featured in SuperCuts "Rock the Cut" Ad (2013)

Band members

;Current *Kristin Kearns – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar *Nate McCoy – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals *Dustin McCoy – Bass, Backing Vocals *Casey Conrad – Drums ;Past *Adam Gooch *Jonathan Davis *Scott Adams *Robert Fairless *Nathan Thurston

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

* ''Darling Parade'' (self-titled) (2009) * ''What You Want'' (2010) * ''Until We Say It's Over'' (2011)

Singles

*"Ghost" *"Never Wrong" *"Crash And Burn" *"Run Away"

Collaborations

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co-wrote and provided guest vocals on "Remember" for the band's 3rd EP, Until We Say It's Over.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darling Parade American pop rock music groups Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee Musical groups established in 2007