Slingshot Dakota

Slingshot Dakota
Origin	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Genres	Emo, indie pop, indie rock, punk rock
Years active	2003-present
Labels	Topshelf Records
Associated acts	Latterman
Members	Carly Comando Tom Patterson

Slingshot Dakota is an American band from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Currently a keyboard-and-drums duo with interlacing male and female vocals, the group's music has drawn comparisons to Mates of State, Matt and Kim, Rainer Maria, and 1997.

History

Slingshot Dakota formed in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as a three-piece, issuing their debut, Keener Sighs, in 2004; at the time the group was composed of Comando (who is originally from Long Island) along with Pat Schramm and Jeff Cunningham, both members of the band Latterman. By 2006 the group had become a duo of Comando and Patterson, and the band released its sophomore effort, Their Dreams Are Dead, but Ours Is the Golden Ghost!, in 2007.^[1] The group's third full-length did not arrive until 2012, after the group signed with Topshelf Records and issued Dark Hearts in November of that year.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Members

Current

• Carly Comando - keyboards, vocals
• Tom Patterson - drums, vocals

Former

• Jeff Cunningham - guitar, vocals
• Pat Schramm - drums

Discography

• Keener Sighs (Immigrant Sun Records, 2004)
• Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is the Golden Ghost! (Self-released, 2007)
• Dark Hearts (Topshelf Records, 2012)
• Break (Topshelf Records, 2016)

References

1. Review, Allmusic
2. Review, Absolute Punk
3. Review, Salt Lake City Weekly
4. Slingshot Dakota Release "Gossip" From New Album. Filter.
5. Review of Dark Hearts. Alternative Press #293 (December 2012).
6. Slingshot Dakota. WXPN.
7. Review, Alter The Press.
8. Review, Idobi Radio