K Darling's signature song One Step Ahead (Of Heartache), sung by K and written by guitarist D Finocarro, is melodic, guitar-oriented arena rock as its best: This is the type of uplifting, big picture power ballad that transforms individuals in an audience into a glittering whole in a moment of musical solidarity illuminated by thousands of handheld lights.

One Step Ahead (Of Heartache) is a career-summation of what the rock duo K Darling is musically all about, real life Adult Top-40 sentiments fused with classic 80s guitar-oriented rock that yields a timeless record you will come back to listen to again and again.

Words & Music D Finocarro. Published by Kadar Music (BMI). Lead vocal - K Darling. Grand piano - D Finocarro. Lead, rhythm & 12-string guitars - D Finocarro. Bass guitar - Mike Finno. Oberheim keyboard - Howie Kantor. Lynn drums - Jimmi Hood and Chris Cassone. Backup vocals - K Darling, D Finocarro and Howie Kantor.

Produced by Jimmi Hood.

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and performed by the New York rock duo K Darling, featuring vocalist K Darling and guitarist D Finocarro, this cover recording of Tell Me was produced by blues rocker Jimmi Hood under his 'Classic Rock for the 21st Century' Uber-Rock banner. It celebrates 'Classic Rock' and the acoustic 12-string relevance of the original Stones version, while taking it to the next contemporary level with the energy of D's guitar-slashing hard rock edge and K’s impassioned vocal.

Words & Music by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Published by Songs of Peer (ASCAP). Lead vocal - K Darling. Lead, rhythm & 12-srting guitars - D Finocarro. Oberheim keyboard - Howie Kantor. Bass guitar - David Goetz. Drums - Brian Godsell.

Produced by Jimmi Hood.

Opening with the distant wail of K's film noir sax line and the slow predatory pulse of shadowy back alley bayou blues, K Darling's My Vampire Kiss (Emergency) evokes an uneasy sense of rhythmic voodoo and uses D Finocarro's eerie repetitive guitar harmonics to indicate this is no ordinary forlorn lover's tune.

This is haunting, outside-the-box blues rock that could easily be the soundtrack to one of Ann Rice's New Orleans-based vampire chronicles. The cat n' mouse interplay between K's seductive voice-overs and D's incendiary lead guitar work entices, excites and distracts just long enough to reveal the unanticipated Vampire Kiss has already occurred. Be warned:-)

Words & Music by D Finocarro. Vampire narrative written by Jimmi Hood. Published by Kadar Music (BMI). Lead Vocal - K Darling. Voiceovers & backup vocals - K Darling. Six & twelve-string guitars - D Finocarro. Saxaphone - K Darling. Hammond B3 organ - Howie Kantor. Bass guitar - David Goetz. Drums - Brian Godsell.

Produced by Jimmi Hood.

Infectious 80s-flavored Euro rock inspired by the image of a tiny ballerina twirling in a jewelry box, the opening riff of Diamond Dancer reveals D Finocarro's songwriting skills on a keyboard. This ABBA-like story song backed by power chords (reminiscent of The Who) provides the perfect vehicle for K Darling's joyous vocal that brings the song character to life. Speaking of song characters, this record is iust begging for a tiktok 'Diamond Dancer' dance challenge in the near future to identify the World's Best 'Diamond Dancer'.

Words & Music by D Finocarro. Published by Kadar Music (BMI). Lead vocal - K Darling. Harmony vocals - K Darling. Lead & rhythm guitars - D Finocarro. Synth keyboards - Howie Kantor. Bass guitar - David Goetz. Drums - Brian Godsell.

Produced by Jimmi Hood.

Described by an impressed fan as the sound of K's vocal surfing down the face of a huge sonic wave thundering toward the beach, Fire In My Heart was first performed by the rock duo K Darling in 1983 in front of a packed house when they opened for the Ramones (of punk rock fame) at Reds, a large Eighties dance club in Nassau County, Long island, NY.

A regional dance club hit, K Darling's Fire In My Heart drew stylistic influence from David Bowie and Roxy Music and, along with records by Stevie Nicks, Eurythmics, and Roxette, helped define the Dance-Rock genre of the early Eighties with its fusion of impassioned vocals, symphonic synthesizers, soaring rock guitars and deep no-nonsense bass.

Words & Music by D Finocarro. Published by Kadar Music (BMI). Lead vocal - K Darling. Harmony vocals & voiceovers - K Darling. Lead & rhythm guitars - D Finocarro. Oberhein keyboard - Howie Kantor. Synth bass - Howie Kantor. Lynn drums - Jimmi Hood & Chris Cassone.

Produced by Jimmi Hood.