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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 bandmat...

Photo by Alexa Ondrush The latest single from Daisy the Great is a delightful burst of punk-ish energy. "Ballerina" combines punk rock with pop in a way we haven't quite heard. It's kind of like if The Donnas were both more raw and more pop. Plus, "Ballerina" is incredibly theatrical. It sounds like it's taken off of some unreleased punk rock Broadway musical. Not many bands can pull off raw punk at the same time as theatrical musical, but Daisy the Great prove it can be done, and done amazingly well. This is an infectious song that you'll instantly love, and immediately want to hear again just to make sure you heard it right the first time. Daisy the Great say of their latest single: “Ballerina represents a childhood dream of perfection: something that is unattainable, but real enough to give yourself something to compare yourself to.  You look for the ballerina in the search for beauty, purpose, talent, body, and success — and prescribe it to the p...