by Daisy the Great
“I’ve got a record player that was made in 2014. Dyed my hair blue, it came out a seasick sort of green. I like vintage dresses when they fall just below my knees. I pretend I scraped them climbing in the trees. Sometimes I think all I’m ever doing is (trees) Trying to convince myself I’m alive (trees) Sometimes I think all I’m ever doing is (trees) Trying to convince myself I’m alive (trees)”.
Daisy the Great is an American indie pop band led by singer-songwriters Kelley Dugan and Mina Walker.[1] They rose to prominence with their 2017 debut single “The Record Player Song”. Later, a remix of the song called “Record Player” was released in August 2021, with additional verses and production performed by AJR.[2] It went to number 6 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.[3]
As of July 2025, they have amassed over 820 000 monthly streamers on Spotify.[4]
History
Kelley Dugan and Mina Walker met as acting majors at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.[5] Dugan is from New York, and Walker grew up in New Orleans.[6] They formed Daisy the Great in 2016, and released their first EP, I’ve Got a Few Friends & IWish They Were Mine, in 2018. They released their debut album, I’m Not Getting Any Taller, in January 2019.[7][8] The single “Record Player” became a hit on TikTok, accumulating over 270 million views.[9] They released their second EP, Soft Songs, in 2020[10] and their second album, All You Need Is Time, in 2022.[11]
Daisy the Great has opened for the Happy Fits, Indigo Girls,[12] Sidney Gish, and Samia,[13] and toured with AJR,[14] Half Alive,[15] The Kooks & The Vaccines.[16]
Lineup
Matti Dunietz: drums
Kelley Dugan: lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Mina Walker: lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Briana Archer: backup vocals
Matt Lau: guitar, bass guitar
Bernardo Ochoa: guitar, bass guitar