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"A moving, atmospheric sound"

DaylightSaving have created a moving, atmospheric sound, with jazzy undertones accompanied with beautiful lyrics, Kate's voice reminds these listeners of an early Joni Mitchell. Aja and I enjoyed Pretty Blue very much. - Aja & Claire Simone's Ketch A Vibe


"Chill-out"

I listened to Daylight Saving for the first time and was taken back to every chilled out, laid-back Sunday I'd ever had, and every worry had taken a day off too. - Eileen Loves Music


"Storms & Sunshine"

A little bit jazzy, a little bit poppy and a little bit folky, Daylight Saving have a bright, summery sound with darker hints of storms behind the sunshine. - Wild West Wales Music


"Transcendent melodies and cheering lyrics"

Musically, DS, have elements of Suzanne Vega, The Cowboy Junkies, Melanie Safka, or Joni Mitchell, but with that added dimension of Kate’s lovely fluid flute playing, at one point I’d swear she bends notes, and I really didn’t think that was possible with a flute. Their song Sunshine Is A State Of Mind was such an uplifting track, full of the most transcendent melodies, and cheering lyrics, and including sublime flute soaring eagle’s wings. It is frankly Kate’s gorgeous and sincere vocal that carries every song effortlessly, and then her flawless fluting that lifts it beyond the ordinary into the realms of the heavenly. If sunshine is a state of mind then this is the music to blow the clouds away, even when the songs are melancholy or bittersweet. - GUBIC Blog


"The essence of jazz on a summer's day"

Daylight Saving are quintessentially the essence of Jazz on a summers day. - Dave Charles 102.3 Hfm , Harborough FM


"Fresh and bright"

A totally fresh and Bright sound, full of sunshine. - Clare Elise, The Evening Show, Mansfield 103.2 FM


Discography

'Shades of Grey' released July 2009 C3U Records
'Pretty Blue' released February 2010 C3U Records
'Acoustic Mongrel Dogs' released June 2012 KJaR Records
'Last Hurrah' released May 2013 KJaR Records

PRESS:

"A little bit jazzy, a little bit poppy and a little bit folky, Daylight Saving have a bright, summery sound with darker hints of storms behind the sunshine." Wild West Wales Music

"A totally fresh and bright sound, full of sunshine"
Clare Elise, The Evening Show, Mansfield 103.2 FM

"Whenever I need to add a bit of joy and happiness to my radio show, I play a song from DaylightSaving. Their music has that warming, summery feel to it and the studio fills with that special glow that you get when you know you have a great song playing."
Bill Horncastle, The Fox's Den Show, Vixen 101

"DaylightSaving have created a moving, atmospheric sound, with jazzy undertones accompanied with beautiful lyrics, Kate's voice reminds these listeners of an early Joni Mitchell. Aja and I enjoyed Pretty Blue very much."
Aja & Claire Simone, Ketch A Vibe

"I have had the pleasure of meeting Kate and Richard from DaylightSaving a couple of times, interviewed them and watched them live up-close and personal. It's always been fun and always been interesting. Kate’s voice compels you to listen. She drags you in with a friendly line then courts you with her flowing flute and then she’ll shake you to the core when in full flow. The song “Sunshine (is a State of Mind)” is a great example of their work jazzy, funky and thoughtful and Pretty Blue holds your hand and makes you at ease despite the pain behind the words.
It's music to contemplate, relax and reflect to whilst time passes you by."
Fizzer Rippon, Fizzer's Radio Show

"I listened to Daylight Saving for the first time and was taken back to every chilled out, laid-back Sunday I'd ever had, and every worry had taken a day off too."
Eileen Clarke, Eileen Loves Music

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Bio

Formed in November 2008 and based in Kent in the UK, DaylightSaving is a songwriting duo with a sound that combines elements of jazz, pop, folk and Latin and features soft acoustic guitar, folksy vocals, flute, penny whistle and melodica. Having been told they weren't 'pure jazz enough' by a UK radio station that shall remain nameless, Richard and Kate delight in describing themselves as 'mongrel dogs of jazz-pop fusion and proud of it'. That half of their songs sound more like contemporary folk than either pop or jazz is neither here nor there.

We met while Kate was studying music at Canterbury Christ Church University as a mature student (Kate studied songwriting with Jack Hues of Wang Chung), looking for a way to 'do' music, rather than study it, and Richard was looking for a singer. Kate took up performing relatively late in life, after the death of her 13 year old daughter Alex in 2005, which made her realise that none of us know how much time we have and that we might as well spend it doing what we love, which for us is music. We write our music together and Kate writes the words, although Richard is very proud of having contributed the name "Johnny Depp" as a rhyme for "watch your step" in 'Shades of Grey'.

We make sunshine for your ears. Richard's musical background is most definitely jazzy, while Kate is more of a contemporary folk singer. We've been described as "Everything But the Girl meets trad folk". Our music is hard to define precisely; some of our songs are distinctly folky, while others are definitely acoustic jazz. We used to worry about that, but then we decided that pigeon holes are for pigeons; we do what we do, some people like it, and some don't. That's life.

A lot of our lyrics are complete fiction, for which we offer no apologies, but a lot of them are based on real events and personal experiences. 'Breathing', and 'Book of Shadows' for example, are expressions of Kate's grief about the death of her daughter.

Kate has bipolar affective disorder and 'up Kate' likes to leave messages for 'down Kate', resulting in lyrics such as, "Give yourself a little time, and then you'll find sunshine is a state of mind". She also tries to write songs that remind her not to leave her umbrella at the library, with less success (three umbrellas down, and counting).
Richard is surprisingly normal a QPR supporter. He lives in hope.

DaylightSaving (DaySave to our friends) draw inspiration from Steely Dan, James Taylor, Pat Metheny, Miles Davis, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Michael Franks, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Kate Rusby, Joni Mitchell and Silje Nergaard, among others.

We have two EPs 'Shades of Grey' (2009) and 'Pretty Blue' (2010) available from Amazon, iTunes and other digital outlets and are currently working on an album, featuring Doug Sides on drums. Doug has worked with such greats as Chick Corea and Hank Jones, so it's a very exciting privilege to be working with him.

FAQ:

Are you the kind of band who can really get a party started?
~If the party involves sitting down, with a nice glass of wine and some lovely cheese, then yes, yes we are.

Are you a dynamic, young band, with an energetic live set and great stage presence?
~Umm, no. We definitely belong in the chill-out lounge section of any multiple band gig or festival.

Besides music, what are the bands' main interests?
~Sitting down, with a book of poetry, a nice glass of wine and some lovely cheese. And geocaching.