Douglas Dare

Douglas Samuel Charles Dare (born 6 June 1990) is an English singer-songwriter and pianist based in London.

Biography Dare is from Bridport in Dorset. He is the son of a piano teacher and studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, where he performed with Paul McCartney. He is gay and has a drag persona under the name of Visa Reasons.

Dare released his debut EP, Seven Hours on Erased Tapes in 2013 and toured Europe with label mate Ólafur Arnalds. He released his debut album Whelm on May 12, 2014, on Erased Tapes, and supported label mate Nils Frahm on his North American Tour. In October 2016, he released his second album Aforger on Erased Tapes.

Discography Extended plays EP Name EP Info Tracklisting 1st Seven Hours EP Released Date: 30 September 2013 Genres: Art Pop, Chamber Pop Label: Erased Tapes "Seven Hours" "Scars" "Lungful" "Flames" 2nd Caroline / If Only EP Released Date: 22 September 2014 Genres: Art Pop, Chamber Pop Label: Erased Tapes "Caroline" "If I Knew I Were Alive" "Swim" (Rival Consoles Remix) "Nile" (Throwing Snow Remix)

Studio albums Album name Album info Tracklisting 1st Whelm Released Date: 12 May 2014 Genres: Art Pop, Chamber Pop Label: Erased Tapes "Clockwork" "Nile" "Repeat" "Caroline" "Whelm" "Unset" "Lungful" "Whitewash" "Swim" "London's Rose" 2nd Aforger Released Date: 14 October 2016 Genres: Art Pop, Chamber Pop Label: Erased Tapes "Doublethink" "Greenhouse" "Oh Father" "New York" "The Edge" "Binary" "Stranger" "Venus" "Thinking Of Him" "Rex" 3rd Milkteeth Released Date: 21 February 2020 Genres: Art Pop, Chamber Pop Label: Erased Tapes "I Am Free" "Red Arrows" "Heavenly Bodies" "The Piano Room" "Silly Games" "The Joy in Sarah's Eyes" "The Stairwell" "Wherever You Are" "The Window" "The Playground" "Run" 4th Omni Released Date: 13 May 2024 Genres: Art Pop, Chamber Pop Label: Erased Tapes "Three Roads" "Mouth To Mouth" featuring – Rival Consoles "Absentia" "Sailor" "Omni" "Teach Me" "No Island Is A Man" "Painter" "8w9zeros" "The Stream"