Pigeon Spins Featuring an Interview with Darling Black

Darling Black - Darling Black

Darling Black is a minimal wave / synth pop solo project created by artist & community builder, Dylan Hundley. Dylan is also the lead singer of NY based Lulu Lewis, the host of Radar on The Vinyl District featuring conversations with musical artists & leaders, and the curator of Salon Lulu which is a monthly multi-disciplinary music & art series held at various locations in NYC & Brooklyn.

The songs on Darling Black run through these spectrums and also offer a commentary on today’s world. The full release can only be found on Bandcamp so the album can be experienced in entirety. A special edition with remixes will be available in 2026 on all streaming. The single, 8th and Alvarado, is currently available on all streaming.

Interview with Darling Black

Darling Black marks your first full-length solo release. What internal shift or moment told you it was finally time to expand this project into a complete album?

A need to make music totally on my own in order to fully explore all my interests without other opinions.

(•)> You’ve described being drawn to the space between joy and rage, light and dark, dancing and crying. What does living in that emotional spectrum unlock for you artistically?

It's just how I work instinctually.

(•)> Your sound pulls from goth, dance, electronic, industrial, and synthpop. What was the driving force behind blending these distinct genres into the world of Darling Black?

Its the music that I like. That simple.

(•)> “Let’s hit the underground disco and work out the demons” is such a striking sentiment. What demons were you confronting during the creation of this album?

It's more that I was going back in time to talk about some things and make music that wanted to come out long ago in my life but, wasn't able to for various reasons. This is a return and release of some older lingering things.

(•)> This release has a strong commentary on today’s world. What realities or tensions were you most compelled to explore or confront through these songs?

I find it healthy and helpful to release pent up emotions through sound and share thoughts that I wouldn't normally talk about in day to day life.

(•)> You’ve chosen Bandcamp as the exclusive home for the full album experience. Why was it important that listeners encounter Darling Black in its entirety rather than fragmented across platforms?

Because streaming services don't value complete albums. Most modern listeners don't unfortunately. I come from a time when records were meant to be taken as a whole. I'll eventually put it on the DSP's for now, just hanging out on the only digital place left that values the album and encourages people to pay for tracks & albums as they should.

(•)> You’re a musician, a curator, a host, and a community builder. How do these identities intersect within Darling Black, and how do they shape the voice of the project?

They don't really intersect here. When I make music, I am only thinking about the music. Community comes after.

(•)> “8th and Alvarado” is the single available on major platforms. What emotion or scene does that track capture that made it the right introduction to the album?

I love the track and it's perfect illustration of hey, let's groove & dance but wait, what are you talking about? Cops, cocaine, not being able to sleep?

(•)> Lulu Lewis, Radar, Salon Lulu, you’re deeply embedded in fostering artistic community. How has being surrounded by so many creative voices influenced the direction of your solo work?

Thanks. I love all these communities and contributing to fostering them. They don't influence what I do with Darling Black though. I work very hard to NOT follow along and dig to find what my voice is. I'm influenced by many dance, post-punk and art rock artists but, mostly from other eras. With the community work, I like being supportive to people whose work I like, talking with people I admire and try to create environments where us more underground left of center folks can feel at home.

(•)> As the project heads toward a special edition release with remixes in 2026, what do you hope listeners ultimately feel when they step inside the sonic world of Darling Black?

I hope the have fun, are sonically surprised, curious and want to come hang out with me more.

(•)> That's all, Folks! Check out Darling Black on the Pigeon Spins Playlist