Daisy Grenade is stepping into a major new chapter with this one. The NYC duo have announced their upcoming EP So Much To Say, arriving May 15 via DCD2/Fueled By Ramen, alongside the release of their new single and video, “Girls Are So Lucky.”
Framed as a sharp, self-aware take on what it actually means to be a “girl in a band,” Daisy Grenade shares, “It’s a satire about the way people view us and our weird lives, exposing the glamour for what it really is, something far grimier… it comes to you complete with a straight down the middle 2012 dubstep breakdown, because why the fuck not?!”
The EP rollout will carry straight into the band’s first-ever headlining run, Daisy Grenade Has So Much To Say (The Tour), kicking off May 19. The dates are already proving the demand, with sold-out stops lined up at key venues—including a hometown Bowery Ballroom show. You can purchase tickets to their tour here.
“Girls Are So Lucky” flips the glamorized idea of women in bands—what was the moment where Daisy Grenade realized that narrative didn’t match your reality?
I would say that moment first came when we were getting ready in a public bathroom at a House of Blues, which smelled a lot like pee. —Keaton
The song leans into satire while still hitting something real—was there a specific experience that pushed you to write it?
While we were in our session with Pom-Pom, we were actually originally trying to write a playful, somewhat joking song about having cars and money à la a classic 2000’s pop banger. I think the hook we were toying with literally was “cars and money.” We had never written anything thematically like that, and we really tried, but it just felt disingenuous as we…have no cars and no money!
The more we thought about this theme and lyrics of this nature, the more it started to become clear to us that the route into this would be to write truthfully about our situation (traveling in a van, not having green rooms, sleeping on peoples floors, not having money for food, etc.) and making them sound glamorous and lush because the truth is, there is glamour in it! Sure, sometimes it really sucks and the whiplash of being stopped by fans while you’re trying to do your stage makeup in a public bathroom is disorienting, but there is also something a little magical about it. We’re very lucky to live the life we live, and we do genuinely feel grateful and lucky for it every day, but it’s a very funny dichotomy to have to make peace with. —Dani
The video pulls from early 2000s digital chaos and was shot in Dani’s grandparents’ house—what did that setting and aesthetic allow you to say visually that the song alone couldn’t?
We wanted to tap into the aesthetic of our teenage years while being in our adult bodies, which definitely creates this feeling of being stunted and stuck in that era. We really wanted to draw on inspiration from our youth, while not making it look like we ARE teenagers, or worse, trying to look like them. Dani and I are fulfilling a childhood and teenage dream a little bit into adulthood, and that can sometimes make you feel younger than you are- or make you behave as if you are. We wanted to express the dichotomy that exists in our lifestyles while bringing that classic DG edge. —Keaton
So Much To Say is described as feeling like being stuck in a loop—when did that theme start to reveal itself while making the EP?
We actually wrote these songs all at quite different times—they weren’t originally constructed to be a body of work. As we started to look at some songs we had in the vault, really diving into the lyrics and themes, we realized there was a common thread through them all—relapse. Not necessarily only of the drug and alcohol kind, but relapses in all facets of life—relationships, mental health, self-image, etc.
Each of these five tracks had this repetitive, looping theme to the action, the lyrics, the sound, in some capacity. As we began to explore this further, we found that these five songs actually complimented each other really well. They share this driving theme of relapse and repetition, while occupying pretty varied sonic worlds and lyrical structure. They give a taste of a lot of different styles we’re interested in, while still staying true to the DG DNA.—Dani
Working with Jake Sinclair and recording parts of the EP straight to tape in a church attic are very intentional choices—how did those decisions shape the final sound?
The themes of this EP are very human—they’re raw, vulnerable, and intimate. When Jake offered up the possibility of recording some of our songs to tape, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do things the old school, human way. Sure, it requires a ton more work (mostly on Jake and our lovely engineer Olive’s part), but the difference in quality of the product is undeniable.
We got together for a few days in this stunning old church on the lower east side. We had to lug all of Jake’s recording gear to and from his studio to the church and essentially construct a studio inside of the designated upstairs area we were given to work in. And we played the songs live, over and over again trying to get the best take. We got to play them together as a band, which is so critically important to our ethos as a group.
Recording to tape means that there are going to be little artifacts in the recording that make it unique, imperfect (positive), and again, human. Jake was able to mic the room so the live drums we recorded have this UNREAL reverb FROM A LITERAL CHURCH. All this to say, Jake was down to make art for the sake of making art. He was willing to try things, do things the hard way, in order to create the best product. We are so grateful to him and his time, because he really was able to shape this EP into the best version of itself. I think the recording decisions we made supported these songs in being really singular and from the heart of artists who just want to create and share something that means the world to them, with the world. —Dani
This EP lands right before your first headlining tour—does this release feel like a turning point for Daisy Grenade, or more like the beginning of something new?
This EP and headliner does absolutely feel like the beginning of a new era for Daisy Grenade, drawing inspiration and being truthful about our pop punk and emo roots, but moving into a more lyrically driven, matured place. These songs come from a deeply personal place, which is not always how we’ve written songs, and we wanted to make sure that that intimate nature is at the forefront. —Keaton
What are you most looking forward to as a group in 2026?
As a band, I think we’re most looking forward to setting out on our very first headliner. We’re so stoked to be able to play for a full hour every night—we’ve got a lot of fun stuff up our sleeve for the live show. Our live show has always been one of the most important aspects of the band for us, so we’re trying to pull out as many stops as possible (finances permitting!) It’s been a lot of fun getting together and workshopping ideas, working on the setlist, and practicing all of the new songs together. If you haven’t gotten a ticket yet, they’re going fast, so get on it cause you don’t wanna miss this one! —Dani
