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Anything that does not spring from tradition is plagiarized. Begin drawing and painting like the old masters; after that always do as you wish, you will always be respected

- Salvador Dali

Year Long Disaster took Salvador Dali's words to heart when they formed the foundation of their own musical intentions. Modifying the original blues models of the early 1970’s southern rock movement, Year Long Disaster define choruses as whichever dynamic moment of the song appeals as most memorable. They are apt to play shuffles as the base backbeat. Riffs may extend past 4 bars and lyrics may not repeat themselves.

The lead guitarist and singer of Year Long Disaster is Daniel Davies, the son of Dave Davies of the Kinks. He was born in London and spent the first nine years of his life touring the world with one of the most legendary live acts of all time. At eleven, Daniel and his family moved from London to Los Angeles. Three years later his parents split, and Daniel moved in with his godfather and his family. Daniel lived there until his graduation from Hollywood High School. He then set out on his own to play music. For three years, he worked menial jobs and failed random drug tests for even more menial jobs. One random April day in 2003 while he was squatting in an apartment he ventured into a Hollywood grocery store to buy vodka. It was there he met bass player Rich Mullins. Mullins had moved from Holland to Los Angeles, and was nurturing a gorilla-sized drug habit when he ran into Davies. Mullins had been a founding member of the West Virginia instrumental hard rock band Karma to Burn which had released three albums on Roadrunner Records, toured the world extensively and opened for such acts as Metallica and Pantera.

Within a week of meeting Daniel they were inseparable friends living in a one room apartment in Laurel Canyon, drinking two fifths of vodka a day and smoking as much crack as their other friends could afford. After only a month of friendship Daniel and Rich went to Music Cares Foundation and asked for help with their addictions. They were placed into CRI - Help rehab. They spent a month there together. They then spent six months in a sober living halfway house. They finally moved back into the world, sober, in December 2003. Eleven months later Daniel and Rich saw drummer Brad Hargreaves play live at the Scene Bar in Glendale with a band called Hours and Minutes. They were extremely impressed with his musicianship. They got his phone number and asked him if he wouldn't mind jamming. They had no idea Brad was already a member of the eight-time platinum-selling group Third Eye Blind. The trio instantly bonded and Year Long Disaster was born.

The band started gigging around locally in Los Angeles and caught the eye of producer Marc Needham (The Killers) who invited them to record a few songs at his home studio. Using the ensuing EP as a demo they pawned an old guitar, bought a van, jumped in and did three self-booked national tours building up a slew of fans. With consistent touring, key critical acclaim and a reputation as a blistering live band, Year Long Disaster built up enough buzz to capture the attention of a few record labels. In February 2007, YLD signed a record deal with Volcom Entertainment, a company that shared the band's artistic vision. They recorded their album in May/June 2007 in Tucson, Arizona with famed producer/engineer Jim Waters (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, RL Burnside), and mixed/mastered with award winning industry veterans Brian Scheuble (Stone Temple Pilots, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails) and Michael Hately (Deftones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day).

Year Long Disaster’s self-titled debut was released in October, 2007.