Close Kicks is an award winning artist who's best known as a songwriter and bassist in The Strumbellas. Over the last number of years, Darryl has also been honing his craft as an artist that can write, produce, mix and collaborate across genres. 
“Close Kicks represents the connection when two or more artists bring out the very best of each other’s talents to create something extraordinary“, says Darryl. 
 Darryl's songs have taken him all over the world, and scored him numerous awards including Single Of The Year (JUNO Awards), Songwriter Of The Year awards (SOCAN, CMW Indies, Canadian Independent Music Awards), SOCAN Awards for Best Rock Song, Best Folk/Roots song, Best Rock Video (Spirits - MMVAs), Best New Rock/Alt Rock Artist (iHeartRadio Awards). The single, Spirits, achieved triple platinum in Italy and Canada, Gold in the United States, Germany and France! 
 Close Kicks has already seen his music featured on top streaming playlists and synch placements with MLB and NHLAA. 
 Check out Darryl's biggest song, Spirits with over 500 million streams on Spotify with The Strumbellas. Other songs include Salvation, Greatest Enemy, We Don't Know!