Strange Yellow Patterns

UPDATED DEADLINE! ALL SUBMISSIONS NEED TO BE IN BY MID JUNE!

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Strange Yellow Patterns is going to be putting together a nice little gift for Stacy and Darren to congratulate them on the new addition to their family. We're hoping to get a lovely card-thingy together for them full of well wishes from fans.

• Please email your submission for the card to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  with the subject "Baby Starren".

  • • Include your name (full or just first) and your location (state/country/city/etc)

  • • It can be as long or as short as you want

  • • If you would like your submission to have a specific appearance (font/art/pictures/format/etc) just send it in as a file attachment

  • If you have any questions just email us!

ALL SUBMISSIONS NEED TO BE IN BY JULY 1ST! This gift will be personally handed by me to Stacy!

From Stacy and Darren:

Hello Everyone!

Today Darren and I have some pretty HUGE and exciting news to share with you all!

WE ARE EXPECTING!!!!!

Yes, it's true. I am 3 months pregnant and sporting a tiny baby bump! We are beyond excited and it has been torturous to keep this a secret!!

We wanted to wait until after the Sucre tour to spill the beans with the rest of the world.

I want to Thank Everyone who came out to the shows. It was double-y special to tour and sing these songs knowing all the while that I was pregnant.

Yes, the sun seems to be shining very brightly these days. Me and Darren feel extremely blessed and excited to start this new chapter in our lives and in our marriage. I have never felt so inspired to write and record new music and Darren can't wait to buy a little mini drum set. Our lives will forever be centered around love, family, and making music.

We are so very thrilled to share this happy news with you!

Much Love,

Darren, Stacy and future Baby King!

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Be sure to check out the Baby Starren gift Strange Yellow Patterns is putting together for the Kings: strange-yellow-patterns.tumblr.com/post/22160881867/calling-all-fans

MP3 & MP4 downloads:

A Minor Bird on from Sucré's store:

• A Minor Bird CD ($9.99 + tax, shipping and handling costs)
• A Minor Bird Digital ($9.99)
• Limited Edition Red Velvet Package ($49.99 + tax, shipping and handling costs)

MP3 downloads of A Minor Bird:

• iTunes ($7.99)
• Amazon ($7.99)

MUSIC EXCLUSIVE: SWEET SUCRÉ SYMPHONIES by Samantha Kirschberg

 

You may have seen them on Nylon or Spinner or maybe mentioned by Dianna Agron’s website, You Me & Charlie, calling them “so Charlie”. If not, I’m here to introduce them.

Their name is Sucré – French for “sweet”, which is exactly what their music is. On her blog, Stacy says, “My maiden name is DuPree so I wanted the name of my new project to reflect my ancient origins and my overall affection for everything French!” The band combines the beautiful vocals of Stacy King, her husband Darren King on percussion and the multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Larson.

Stacy grew up in a huge music family. She is in the band Eisley with her siblings. When asked about how young she was when she started in the music industry, she responded: “Young as they come!  I wrote my first song when I was 8 years old and started playing shows with my siblings when I was just 10. We got signed to a major label when I was 14 and then I’ve pretty much just been on and off tour since then. It’s been a crazy, bumpy, but beautiful road.  I feel super thankful to have gotten such an early start and to still be able to be doing what I love. And now with my husband! It’s a total joy.”

Darren plays drums for the band Mute Math. (Jennie Albano actually raved about Darren’s insanely awesome drumming in Mute Math in a ‘Now Hear This’ post.) And Jeremy used his time performing, producing and adding crazy string arrangements to different bands’ records. They are still 100% committed to Eisley and Mute Math, so fans don’t worry! They are headed to the studio to record their next albums. In the future, we may even see Sucré on tour with them.

Their debut record, A Minor Bird, comes out on April 10th. The trio made and produced the record themselves at Jeremy’s studio in Springfield, Missouri. Finding inspiration from each other- they’d go back and forth sending music, melodies and beats.

Combining their talents, they create whimsical, dreamy symphonies with beautiful string arrangements. The songs literally sweep you off your feet and transport you to a meadow where you just want to spin around aimlessly.

When I first heard their single ‘When We Were Young’, I thought of the movie Garden State. Not sure why, but I feel like it could’ve been on the movie soundtrack. With it’s cinematic feel,  it belongs in a movie. The music video is enchanting. Darren directed and edited the video using no special effects- just the mirrors and lighting from Elsie Larson’s store. Elsie also created Stacy’s dress for the video.

“We are so thrilled that the time to share this album is finally here. These songs were birthed out of love and friendship. To me they will always be a reminder of the season of our lives where Darren and I were engaged and got married.  I can’t wait for other people to hear them and hopefully ascribe meanings of their own to them,” says Stacy.

And now for the exclusive for HelloGiggles readers – we get to hear the record a full day before it releases! Check it out below and let me know what you think!

05-05 - Eisley - @ Tilly's Grand Opening - S. Plains Mall. 30 min. acoustic set - Lubbock, TX --- TICKETS

06-28 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Media Start Entertainment Hall - Shreveport, LA --- TICKETS

06-29 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA --- TICKETS

06-30 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Stickyz Rock 'N' Roll Chicken Shack - Little Rock, AR --- TICKETS

07-02 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Outland Ballroom - Springfield, MO --- TICKETS

07-03 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Record Bar - Kansas City, MO --- TICKETS

07-05 - Eisley @ Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI --- TICKETS

07-06 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Redstone Room @ River Music - Davenport, IA --- TICKETS

07-07 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Cornerstone Festival - Marietta, IL --- TICKETS

07-10 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL --- TICKETS

07-11 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN --- TICKETS

07-12 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO --- TICKETS

07-13 - Eisley w/ Merriment @ Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK --- TICKETS

Here's a lovely new & FREE song from Sucré called Hiding Out. Enjoy!

A big HUGE congratulations to the amazing Chad and his lovely wife Angela on the birth of their second child Ronan! Ronan is the adorable baby brother of Chad's first child Jett. Chad is the man that has kept this site running and it wouldn't be around without him. So congrats and I'm so happy for your family!

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You can now pre-order A Minor Bird! You can get A Minor Bird CD is $9.99 or A Minor Bird digital download is $9.99 OR there is a super awesome limited edition package for $50 that includes:

• 1 12" 180gram vinyl
• 1 Digital Download of A Minor Bird sent at 12am April 10, 2012
• 1 Instant Download of "When We Were Young"
• 1 18x24 Paper Doll Poster
• 4 4x6 Sucré Lyric Prints
• 1 Sucré Art Print
• 1 Tote Bag

Listen and download Deep Space (Live)! Performed on March 7, 2012.