Daisy the Great
Daisy the Great is an American indie band led by singer-songwriters Kelley Dugan and Mina Walker. They rose to prominence with their 2017 debut single "The Record Player Song". Later, a remix of the song called "Record Player" was released in August 2021, with additional verses and production performed by AJR. It went to number 6 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.
As of July 2025, they have amassed over 820 000 monthly streamers on Spotify.
History
Kelley Dugan and Mina Walker met as acting majors at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Dugan is from New York, and Walker grew up in New Orleans. They formed Daisy the Great in 2016, and released their first EP, I've Got a Few Friends & I Wish They Were Mine, in 2018. They released their debut album, I'm Not Getting Any Taller, in January 2019. The single "Record Player" became a hit on TikTok, accumulating over 270 million views. They released a second EP, Soft Songs, in 2020 and their second album, All You Need Is Time, in 2022. 2024 saw the release of a third EP, Spectacle: Daisy the Great vs. Tony Visconti, and in 2025, they released a third album, The Rubber Teeth Talk.Daisy the Great has opened for the Happy Fits, Indigo Girls, Sidney Gish, and Samia, and toured with AJR, Half Alive, The Kooks, and The Vaccines.
Lineup
- Kelley Dugan: lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Mina Walker: lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar
- Briana Archer: backup vocals
- Matt Lau: guitar, bass guitar
- Bernardo Ochoa: guitar, bass guitar
- Matti Dunietz: drums
Discography