DAFFO Shares New Single "Absence Makes The Heart Grow"
DAFFO SHARES NEW SINGLE
“ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW”
2025 TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED WITH BLONDSHELL
PEST / CRISIS KIT LP OUT NOW ON CONCORD RECORDS
“With Gabi Gamberg’s scratchy voice over sputtering drums and lo-fi distorted guitars, the song seesaws between remembering the wonderment of ‘the kid in you’ and an adult realization that ‘there’s nothing I can do’ - the holiday season’s tensions laid bare.”
-The New York Times
“Thoughtful, confessional songwriting that is simply undeniable” -Paste
Today, Brooklyn-based artist Daffo shares a new collaboration with veteran producer Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Beck, Cat Power) titled “Absence Makes the Heart Grow.” On the explosive track, Gabi Gamberg leans into their affinity for infectious grunge and raucous guitar shred. Equal parts rage, shame, and resolve, the song explores the slow dissolution of a long-distance relationship through the lens of a classic proverb.
“I wrote the song at the end of a relationship, and in my pain, I felt as though the cliche about distance making the heart grow fonder was a sham,” says Gamberg. “It made everything harder, the waves of emotion that accompanied reuniting and separating were too intense to navigate. So, I decided to twist the saying into something that felt more real to me.”
Daffo recently wrapped a full US tour supporting illuminati hotties and announced new dates with Blondshell and Annie DiRusso. The Pest/Crisis Kit LP combining their 2021 debut EP with its 2023 follow-up is out now via Concord Records.
Tour Dates:
2/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Cid
5/16 - Brighton, EN @ The Great Escape Festival
5/30 - South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground ^
5/31 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB ^
6/02 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground ^
6/03 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s ^
6/05 - Detroit, MI @ El Club ^
6/07 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ^
6/08 - Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium ^
6/10 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway ^
6/19 - Boston, MA @ Royale *
6/20 - Brookly, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
6/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
6/24 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
6/26 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *
6/27 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
6/28 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
^ w/ Annie DiRusso
* w/ Blondshell
With a poetic specificity that cuts right to the heart, Daffo explores everything from shame and self-loathing to misplaced affection and the chaos of living with an overactive brain. As a kid growing up in the Philadelphia suburbs, Gamberg first started writing songs after taking up guitar at age 9, then later shaped their intimate yet frenetic sound by playing countless DIY shows in backyards and basements. At 16 they recorded the songs that eventually became the Crisis Kit—a five-song EP co-produced by Gamberg and friend and collaborator Hudson Pollock.
After graduating, Gamberg enrolled at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University and slowly made their way into the local DIY scene. As their community of fans began to grow, Gamberg downloaded TikTok on a whim and went viral with the second post they ever shared: a bedroom performance of a spontaneously composed song called “The Experiment.” The song later appeared as a bonus track on Daffo’s sophomore EP Pest, a brooding but tender project that revealed the full depth and power of their strangely poignant songwriting.
WATCH THE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED VIDEOS FOR
“GET A LIFE” & “WINTER HAT”
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Photo Credit: Nolan Knight
