Interview: Peeling Back the Layers of Canvas with DARKO (Video/Audio)

Carl Fisher 1 min read

Surrey progressive punks DARKO will release their brand-new EP, ‘Canvas’, on July 18th, 2025, via Lockjaw Records. The EP serves as the final piece of the conceptual puzzle that ties all of the band’s recent releases together, relating to their Greyscale and Sparkle EP’s both lyrically and thematically.

Photo Credit: Tim Kramer

What a journey we’ve been on with DARKO and what a culmination this is. Three EPs, one grand and inventive listen experience that might tell many individual stories, but overall, tells the story of DARKO’s evolution. They’ve grown so much over the past few years and this EP embodies that perfectly.

Read the full EP review here.

We spoke to vocalist Tom West and guitarist/vocalist Rob Piper about the new record and the incredible journey that DARKO has been on to reach this point. We dig into the detail behind this EP, the over-arching concept, the band’s evolution, and so much more in this interview.




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