Dasher

Dasher is the brainchild of Kylee Kimbrough, whose powerhouse drumming and vocals unite influences like <a href="spotify:artist:0vYkHhJ48Bs3jWcvZXvOrP">Patti Smith</a>, shoegaze, and Japanese hardcore into ferocious post-punk. Kimbrough began Dasher in 2010 as an outlet for her own songs after spending years in Atlanta punk bands that included <a href="spotify:artist:1e1VVuzMEqQfrlmsErHurr">the Wild</a>, Knaves Grave, and <a href="spotify:artist:05ppx99Wssv2QjqBbeH9KL">Abby GoGo</a>. Taking the project's name from the blade in a blender, she began playing with bassist Ian Deaton and <a href="spotify:artist:05ppx99Wssv2QjqBbeH9KL">Abby GoGo</a> guitarist Jon Allinson. This version of the band recorded Yeah I Know, a 2013 demo tape that introduced Kimbrough's straight-ahead drum attack and delay-enhanced vocals (the tape was later reissued by Scavenger of Death). That year, Dasher also issued the single Go Rambo/Time Flies on Die Slaughterhouse Records. Another single, Soviet/Teeth, arrived in 2014 via <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Suicide+Squeeze%22">Suicide Squeeze</a>. After signing to <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jagjaguwar%22">Jagjaguwar</a>, Kimbrough relocated to Bloomington, Indiana and spent some time dealing with her diagnosis of high-functioning autism and filling out Dasher's lineup. With guitarists Steve Garcia and Derek McCain, and bassist Gary Magilla in place, Dasher recorded its debut album, Sodium, which <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jagjaguwar%22">Jagjaguwar</a> released in July 2017. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi