beat magazine - 2023
“Two cups of warm folk, one cup of dazzling pop, and a dash of heart-wrenching poetry, the queer singer-songwriter oscillate between sorrow and spite throughout the track, much like authentic heartbreak. Here Fox mourns what once was while feeling cheated for not getting to meet the better version of the one who wronged her.”
“Equal parts Gretta Ray, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, Fox flexes her ability to make you tap your feet while she rips your heart out. Through stunningly sweet vocals and melancholic electric guitars pouring into a buildup, the chorus eventually bursts into a heartrending folk-pop explosion, like a thundering heartbeat behind a vulnerable confession.”
forte - 2023
“Beautiful in its display of pure, unadulterated emotion, ‘Your Best’ finds Fox unapologetically pouring herself out in song. Fox’s grounded lyrics are rooted in lived experience and flooded with searing honesty and imagery: A dramatic, sweeping effort that takes the ears and mind by storm as she captures that agonizing feeling of seeing your ex thriving without you, even if you wish them well. “
“Mastering melancholy in a way few can, Fox continues to achieves well-earned respect and praise – both within the music industry and households across the state – as she explores the facets of living and loving as a queer person with a stream of moving tracks that glisten with warmth and heartfelt intimacy. While her music is intended for everyone, Fox says her songs are love letters to the queer community she’s so proud to be a part of. And it shows – her latest releases has LGBTQIA+ fans turning up in droves.”
forte - 2022
“Hailing from Gippsland and now residing in Melbourne’s inner north, Darcy has been performing since the age of 15. Carving out a reputation as a songwriter and evocative storyteller in more recent years, Fox achieves well-earned respect and praise – both within the music industry and households across the state – as she explores the facets of living and loving as a queer person.
While the tales are her own, she uses broad enough strokes for the wider LGBTQIA+ community to connect over shared experiences. Musically, her range spans from fury-filled indie-rock to foot-tapping folk-pop, while the lyrics focus circle heartbreak from every angle – sad, angry, remorseful – but never cosy, festive contentment.”
scenestr - 2022
“An indie singer-songwriter living in Naarm/ Melbourne, 'Ashamed' is Darcy Fox's first new music of 2022 – a deeply personal track about living and loving as a queer person.
Quietly reflective, the indie rock-folk song also builds intense emotions throughout as Darcy vents her own feelings with cathartic lyrics detailing the emotive turmoil of being in a toxic relationship with someone who's closeted.
Committed to detailing authentic LGBTQIA+ experiences since coming out in 2017, Darcy wants anyone who has ever felt like someone has been ashamed of them - whether for their sexuality or something else – to draw their own meaning from 'Ashamed'.”
frooty - 2022
“Relationships don't always go how we want them – and being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community means automatic added stresses and pressures. 'Ashamed' acknowledges this – as Darcy tells the story of how she was in an emotionally destructive relationship, made worse by the fact that her partner was closeted at the time.”
“Darcy came out in 2017. Since then, she's become a prominent queer storyteller with a mission to highlight authentic LGBTQIA+ experiences in media. This song is a part of that – a searingly honest exploration into a relationship held back in part by a fear of revealing oneself to the world. . . Something members of the queer community can certainly relate to.”
music videos and live performances
From all-queer jam sessions to live renditions of her unreleased hits, check out Darcy Fox in action.