By New Wave Editorial 
LA-based singer-songwriter Gabi Greenberg, who records as Daffo, has shared a new demo on Bandcamp after apparently being dropped by their label, according to a report from Stereogum.
A Promising Run Cut Short
Daffo released their debut album, Where The Earth Bends, last year on Concord, an imprint of BMG. The record was produced by Rob Schnapf, and Daffo toured with the band Wednesday. Earlier this year, filmmaker Lance Bangs directed a video for Daffo’s cover of Arthur Russell’s “I Couldn’t Say It To Your Face.”
Despite those milestones, Concord has evidently parted ways with the artist. The label had not been quoted in the source report, and the departure appears to have been communicated by Daffo themselves rather than through a formal announcement.
Handling the News With Humor
A few days ago, Daffo posted on Instagram that they had been dropped from their label, adding “lol” to the message. The accompanying photos showed Daffo biting into a hot dog, followed by an image of two hot dogs with the words “I GOT DROPPED” written across them in mustard.
Shortly afterward, Daffo shared a video of themselves performing a new song solo and acoustic. They described it as a first draft of something they are working on, saying they kind of hated everything about it but were trying to be less precious about sharing work in progress.
New Demo on Bandcamp
Today, Daffo posted another demo version of the song on their Bandcamp page. The page now appears to be registered under their legal name. Stereogum’s writer said they liked the first acoustic clip and thought the Bandcamp version sounded even better.
No release plans, album details or information about Daffo’s next label situation have been shared in the source report. For now, the demo offers a look at new material from an artist who appears to be continuing to write and share music independently following the split.
Source: stereogum.com
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