D.A.R.K. (band)

{{Short description|American music band}}

{{about|the alternative rock band|other uses|dark (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = D.A.R.K.

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| origin = New York, United States

| genre = Alternative rock, dark wave, post-punk, electronica, experimental rock, electronic rock

| years_active = 2009–2023

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| associated_acts = The Smiths, The Cranberries

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| website = [http://www.darkofficial.com darkofficial.com]

| current_members = Olé Koretsky
DJ Wool

| past_members = Dolores O'Riordan
Andy Rourke

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D.A.R.K. was an alternative rock band formed in New York City in early 2009. It was initially founded under the name Jetlag by Olé Koretsky and former the Smiths bassist Andy Rourke. In April 2014, the band began recording new material with the Cranberries vocalist Dolores O'Riordan,{{cite web| url=http://jetlagnyc.blogspot.com/search/label/info| title=About D.A.R.K.|website=Jetlagnyc.blogspot.com|accessdate=15 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/64388-members-of-the-smiths-the-cranberries-form-new-band-dark-share-curvy/|title=Members of the Smiths, the Cranberries Form New Band D.A.R.K., Share "Curvy" |website=Pitchfork.com|date=26 March 2016 |accessdate=15 January 2018}} and they subsequently changed their name to D.A.R.K. The album, titled Science Agrees, was released on September 9, 2016, through Cooking Vinyl.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/09/cranberriessmiths-supergroup-d-a-r-k-share-gothic-club-track-the-moon-listen/|title=Cranberries/Smiths supergroup D.A.R.K. share gothic club track "The Moon"|website=Consequence of Sound|last=Galbraith|first=Alex|date=September 7, 2016|accessdate=September 21, 2019}} In 2017, Koretsky teamed with DJ Wool under the D.A.R.K. name to tour as an opening act for The Cranberries. On 15 January 2018, O'Riordan died of drowning at age 46.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/dolores-oriordan-cranberries-lead-vocalist-dies-46|title=Dolores O'Riordan: The Cranberries' Lead Vocalist Dies at 46|website=The Grammys|date=16 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200425135726/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/dolores-oriordan-cranberries-lead-vocalist-dies-46|archive-date=25 April 2020|access-date=25 April 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/20/dolores-oriordan-working-new-cranberries-album-died-says-publicist/|title=The Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan was in London to discuss plans for the band's latest album when she died|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=20 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200131234528/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/20/dolores-oriordan-working-new-cranberries-album-died-says-publicist/|archive-date=31 January 2020|access-date=25 April 2020}} On 19 May 2023, Rourke died from pancreatic cancer, at the age of 59.{{cite news |last1=Blakey |first1=Ashlie |title=The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke dies after battle with pancreatic cancer |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/smiths-bassist-andy-rourke-dies-26946016 |access-date=19 May 2023 |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=19 May 2023}}