Douglas Dare - Silly Games (Official Lyric Video)

English songsmith Douglas Dare returns with his third and most stripped back studio album to date, 'Milkteeth', released on 21 February 2020 with Erased Tapes. Produced by Mike Lindsay - founding member of Tunng and one half of LUMP with Laura Marling - in his studio in Margate in just twelve days, 'Milkteeth' sees Douglas become confident and comfortable enough with his own identity to reflect on both the joys and pains of youth. In doing so, he has established himself as a serious 21st century singer-songwriter with an enduring lyrical poise and elegant minimalist sound.
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Where previously he has been known as a piano player, for 'Milkteeth' Dare picked up a new instrument, the autoharp, and as soon as he sat down with it, songs poured out - he wrote first single 'Silly Games', in under an hour. “Instinctual feelings about childhood and innocence were the catalyst,” he explains. “Then with the autoharp, it all just clicked - I could see the album laid out ahead of me.”
Marking his arrival in 2014 with the release of his acclaimed debut 'Whelm' and establishing his musical dexterity on the much darker follow up 'Aforger' in 2016, Dare’s star keeps growing. In 2017 he was asked to contribute a re-interpretation of 'Dance Me to the End of Love' to the Leonard Cohen exhibition A Crack in Everything at the Contemporary Art Museum of Montréal, currently showing at The Jewish Museum in New York. He was invited by Robert Smith to perform at his Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre in 2018, followed by the David Lynch-curated Manchester International Festival alongside Anna Calvi in 2019.
Music and lyrics by Douglas Dare
Published by Erased Tapes Music
Taken from the album Milkteeth
Flower interpretation by Harriet Parry
Cover artwork by Furmaan Ahmed
Filmed and edited by Alex Kozobolis

[@MNNCT]

Is it fair to say that I don't particularly have a favorite song by him? Well, because they are just all so damn good I'd hate to choose.

[@JosephsLifeontheFarmUK]

We are so proud of you Douglas ❤️❤️❤️ we love you so much xx

[@cassidymaxine02]

Amazing, no other words for it.

[@VampireArisa]

Beautiful.

[@luismarques1938]

Great song and voice, Beautifull 👏🏻

[@mgtowanonymous3120]

Erased tapes uploading made me have to do a double take b4 bed now I cant sleep 8D

[@K_Pavlis]

Magical_lovely 💕🎶

[@pamelastreuli6317]

great deep sensitive voice..

[@AceHardy]

👑

[@cliffpooley930]

Lauren on 6music played this - absolutely beautiful

[@Melancorphine]

Tes paroles sont magnifiques, d'une beauté presque brutale.
Ton alcool est onirique,
Et la vérité, si pâle.

[@poxyrob]

:) special

[@Fnoalle]

Is no one going to mention that this is a cover of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

[@i.l.l.u.s.i.o.n.s]

baack