At nine in the morning, on January 24, 2018, Durham County Band released their “Valentine’s Day “ video into the world via their YouTube Channel and waited for the Internet to explode. One week before the official release, the band laughed at the thought of this song beaming into the eyes and ears of people around the world. “It’s hard not to be excited about it,” said Kip Walker, lead singer of this particular Durham County Band track. “We’ve had this wonderful, funny, and

“I’m a loser and today is Valentine’s Day!” The chorus rang out through the set like a barker hawking salt-water taffy. Over and over, the lyrics of “Valentine’s Day,” Durham County Band’s inaugural single, were sung, shouted, spoken, and chanted. The band gathered family and friends earlier this year to record the video that will forever immortalize a lonely disdain for this most commercial and most romantic of holidays. While the actors and actresses tried to recapture th