“…USES COUNTRY MUSIC AS A JUMPING-OFF POINT FOR A BROADER, BOLDER SOUND…AMERICANA ATMOSPHERICS WITH OVERDRIVEN GUITAR AND THROATY HOOKS FIT FOR POP ROYALTY.” 

ROLLING STONE COUNTRY

“ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING DEBUT DISCS I’VE HEARD THIS YEAR… AN INTROSPECTIVE FOLK-FLAVORED TROUBADOUR WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF DEEP SOUL.”

MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE

“POETIC…POSSESSES A RESTRAINED POWER THAT IS REMINISCENT OF GREAT ARTISTS LIKE MELISSA ETHERIDGE.”

AMERICAN SONGWRITER

"THE DRIVING GRINDING GROOVE OF THE TRACK LENDS TO ITS DANGEROUS SUBJECT, WITH VAN DARIEN’S CUTTING VOCALS SEARING WITH INTENSITY. ITS CINEMATIC VIDEO IS A PERFECT DEPICTION OF THES RACE TO DESTRUCTION."

PARADE MAGAZINE

“FANTASTIC… INCREDIBLY CATCHY.”

YORK CALLING

“THOROUGHLY FOLK AND EXPRESSIVE… DEEPLY PERSONAL… REALLY POWERFUL.”

EAR TO THE GROUND

“SPECTACULAR… HAS ALL THE ELEMENTS OF A TRUE MASTERPIECE.”

LEFUTUREWAVE

“HEADY AND HARD-HITTING”

THE AUTUMN ROSES

“IT'S SPECIAL AND EXCITING WHEN A NEW ARTIST STANDS OUT AND IMMEDIATELY CAPTURES MY ATTENTION AS BOTH A MUSIC FAN AND REVIEWER, AND SUCH IS THE CASE WITH VAN DARIEN AND HER FULL-LENGTH DEBUT ALBUM, LEVEE.”

FARCE THE MUSIC

“…THE RECORD PULSES WITH SUCH RICH CONNECTION, ONLY SERVING TO GIVE DARIEN A HIGHER PLATFORM FROM WHICH TO DISPLAY HER ART. AND IT’S THE KIND OF RELEASE THAT TRULY ASTOUNDS AND SETS HER UP AS ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST MUSICIANS.”

B-SIDES AND BADLANDS