In the summer break of 1988 four high school students – Jelle and Coen Paulusma, Jeroen Vos and Frank van der Bij – decided to form a band.

They took the name Daryll-Ann, based on a character that appeared in the American television show Hill Street Blues.

After the band members graduated from high school, they separately moved to Utrecht and Amsterdam to continue their studies.

Later that year their debut album Renko saw the light of day, released on the Solid label.

But the label, a sublabel of Virgin Records, faced objection from Solid, with whom the band was still under contract.

The British press was very enthusiastic about the EP and Melody Maker even proclaimed it single of the week.

The band also played a multitude of shows in the UK, including concerts with The Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve and Cracker.

When the CD Seaborne West was released in 1995, it received rave reviews from both the Dutch and the British press.

Melody Maker once again declared a Daryll-Ann song single of the week, this time "Stay".

This, combined with the fact that Hut Records was in serious financial trouble, caused a discontinuation of the band’s contract.

This record too received very positive reviews, but it failed to sell, much to the disappointment of the band members.

Bass player Jeroen Vos took this occasion to bid his farewells; he was replaced by Dick Brouwers.

[1] The box "Daryll-Ann Again" that was released in December 2013 contains all the albums of the band, with additional demo and rare recordings.