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It's a simple story: (three) people who like (a lot of different) music (a lot) got together and slowly found a sound that made them blissful.
That's how every band should happen.
From its epic opening chords to its ten-story chorus to its grinding outro, 'Badlands' is all controlled thunder, with guitarist Keith Ehrlich and drummer Bill Kovalcik churning U2-style drama but exhibiting admirable restraint. Holloway is blessed with an enormous voice that suggests the Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom without the blues grounding, but she never sounds big for big's sake. In fact, she's most expressive when she's projecting. As a result, 'Badlands' sounds large yet measured, as if the band is simultaneously giving everything and holding back. — Pitchfork
The Day For Night EP is a stunning debut; it's as though Day For Night emerged from the womb fully formed, taking up where a host of gloomy 4AD bands left off. Guitarist Keith Ehrlich makes most of the noise here, somehow providing guitar lines that are low enough that they might serve as bass and lead, while Bill Kovalcik drums his rhythmic assent. The real star, though, is lead singer Kali Holloway. Her voice easily rises above Ehrlich and Kovalcik's racket to transform these aural waking dreams into otherworldly nightmares. Dream pop? Not a chance. This is 'dream-rock.' — eMusic
Kali Holloway's deep, striking vocals give local outfit Day For Night a serious edge over its brooding-postpunk peers. — Time Out New York
'Silver Beach's' punk edge, 'The Mess We're In' with its bleak pop, and 'Badlands' with its expansive shoegazer sound are songs that fuse emotion, energy and sound seamlessly...Day For Night has managed to create something completely unique. — Ghettoblaster
When Kali Holloway isn't busy singing for NYC's the Affair, posing in Vice or kicking hipster ass, she can be found lending her sultry vocal prowess to Day for Night. Their debut EP begins with the dark and moody 'Silver Beach,' a powerhouse of pulsing rhythms, washed-out guitars and Holloway's beautifully strong vocals. But it's the winding feedback and soaring melodies of Badlands that blend the best of early-'90s shoegazing with post-punk-tinged vocals reminiscent of a young Debbie Harry. — Rhapsody.com
Kali Holloway...has the kind of voice that can stick with you for days. — Instrumental Analysis
Day For Night, a three-piece from New York, is just what I'm looking for, an aggressive shake out of the spell of lethargic, grey-skyed afternoons...At only three songs, their self-titled EP registers more of an impression than you'd expect, delivering just as much muscle and velocity with later listens and capturing a lot of the energy and fire of a live performance. — Nerd Litter
This one is highly recommended. — Side One, Track One
The tracks flow and rumble, like the soundtrack for a night on the town with a rain storm building up slowly in the distance. — Here Comes the Flood
Day for Night are a trio from NYC — guitar, drums, voice — that play tight, pensive dream-rock (note 'rock' rather than 'pop') wherein each element has a clear purpose and is of equal importance. The relationship between the instruments isn't exactly traditional: the guitar...acts as the anchor for the songs, the six-strings drop-tuned for a deeper sound, bass-like. The drums...provide a surprisingly emotional focus...And the vocals float in between the two other parts, in certain sections emerging from the wooshy jangle to punctuate, in others disappearing into the swirl, sounding more like some ethereal keyboard preset than a human voice. — 17 dots
An explosive 3 track self-titled EP that will instantly grab your attention. — The Fire Note
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