Mark Daly of Madaila Credit: Courtesy of Madaila

When we here in the music offices of Seven Days closed the book on 2014, we suggested that 2015 was off to a good start even before it began. The reason for that optimism was best embodied in the video for “Give Me All Your Love,” by local R&B-tinged indie-pop band Madaila.

That song was a sneak peek at the ascendant group’s forthcoming debut album, The Dance. With about a month-and-half to go before that record hits our eager ears, Mark Daly and Co. are teasing us yet again with another cut from the record, “I Know.” It’s an irresistibly catchy song that proves we were right: 2015 is already pretty rad.     

So, as promised in this week’s edition of Soundbites, here is the debut of Madaila’s new video, “I Know.” 

Dan Bolles is a culture coeditor at Seven Days. He joined the paper in 2007 as its music editor, covering Vermont's robust music, comedy and nightlife scenes for a decade before deciding he was too old to be going to the Monkey House on weeknights to see rock shows for a living. He became assistant arts editor in 2017 and culture coeditor in 2021. Bolles has received numerous local and national awards for his writing on Vermont arts, sports and the occasional celebrity canine murder mystery. He loves...