Have you noticed an intangible change in Brisbane recently? Does the air seem to smell ethereally sweeter and colours seem indescribably brighter?  Is it perhaps because you have just entered into a new and wonderful relationship with the previously elusive love of your life?  Or maybe it's because, inspired by Bridget Jones and with Aretha Franklin's "Respect" looping triumphantly through your mind, you have just told your boss to proverbially stick it. 

No. That's not why.

It's because, know it or not, Brisbane based folk-rock trio the Dan Acfield band, has recently changed their name to Dear April (to be honest, it's probably not because of this, but read on nonetheless). "It made sense," said singer-songwriter and prior solo artist Dan Acfield.  "Increasingly we were writing music together and I wanted to work in a team more, so we decided to take the plunge and become less solo oriented."

The decision to become a band is unusually contradictory to the more dominant trend of band members separating to become solo artists.  "It wasn't an easy decision for Dan because he had been marketing himself as a solo artist for so long and to change names meant to start from the beginning again to an extent," stated Dear April bassist, Brenton Comerford.  "We believe the gamble has paid off already."

Dear April officially celebrate their new title at their "name launch" show at the Troubadour Wednesday, July 16, supporting Melbourne soloist Andrew Higgs.

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