Darlington

by Mike DaRoncoOriginally forming under the moniker of Mess, The Darlingtons formed in 1995 as they debuted their sugar coated Ramones punk to their home town of Dallas, Texas. Following two years, a 1996 EP and a near lawsuit, Christy Brigitte Darlington (vocals/ guitar), Stevey Stress (drums) and Angel Eek (bass) changed the name of their band just in time for their 1998 full-length Girltroversy on Last Beat Records. Melted Records signed the three piece the following year and contributed to the release of their second album Mess You Up in 1999. Early 2000 saw a split full-length with The Huntingtons which was released by Melted. After going two years without a full length release, Louder Than Morrissey appeared on Stardumb in the summer of 2002.