Daisy the Great - "Mary's at the Carnival"

Photo by Elsa Hammaren

Daisy the Great is the New York City based duo of Mina Walker and Kelley Duggan. Back in March we brought you "Ballerina," which we described as combining punk rock with pop. Their latest single, "Mary's at the Carnival," goes in a much more pop direction. It's a quiet little song bordering on twee, and approaches being a ballad but doesn't quite make it there. The best description for this would be that it's a ditty. It's a truly sweet and pretty song about love without being a love song. It's reminding me of the quieter side of Momma, and it's completely irresistible.

Daisy the Great say of their latest single:

“‘Mary’s At The Carnival’ is about witnessing a pure and innocent love, after losing yourself in a complicated and heavy relationship. It celebrates the ability to see the beauty around you with childlike wonder and the hope of being able to rediscover that perspective. We wrote this song with our bandmate Nardo, each of us contributing a different section. It all came together in the end in a carousel-inspired harmony stacked round.” 

You can watch the video for "Mary's at the Carnival" below. The Rubber Teeth Talk is due out June 27 on S-Curve Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Daisy the Great, check out the band on Instagram and Twitter.