viaThis was meant to go out almost two weeks ago..But I just never got around to making the podcast..Amazing music. Pay special attention to the Japanese soft-rock from Yura Yura Teikoku..Thunderbird - The Golden FilterConfirmation - Wild NothingBrow Beaten (Joe Goddard Remix) - Silver ColumnsRad Pitt - Egyptian Hip Hop5th Sun (Rainbow Arabia's Heliopolis Mix) - PictureplaneAll Yr Songs - Diamond
Wow, the year is flying by and it's already time to recap the best songs of the past quarter. This will be our last quarterly recap before the year end list of the top 100 songs. Also, at the end of the year we will recap our top reviewed albums. We've posted 86 album reviews this year so far ( see review list here ) and listened to hundreds more albums and EPs. Out of all those, we absolutely recommend you get 16 of them ( see WUASTM Approved Album list here ) [...]
The third day of Pop Montreal was my favorite. I got to see: East Meats West BBQ Tune-Yards Adam & The Amethysts Diamond Rings The Coathangers No Gold Makeout Videotape [...]
Image by Jack Dylan Here is part 4 of who I might or will see at Pop Montreal on Oct 3rd. 1:15pm: Faust at Espace Reunion which is a Symposium 7:30pm: End Of A Year at Underworld 8pm: Diamond Rings at Carbaret Juste Pour Rire Options: Daehyun Kim at Green Room 9pm: Kyrie Kristmanson at Calgibi Options: Centretown Cripplers at Il Motore 10pm: Rich Aucoin at L'Escogriffe Options: Katie Stelmanis at Casa Del Popolo The Balconies at Il Motore (MUST [...]
Toronto's John Regan is normally the front man for the arty punk band D'Urbervilles, but he's getting a lot of exposure with his new side project these days. It's called Diamond Rings and it lets him show off his poppier lo-fi side with his debut All Yr Songs . It's available on 7" vinyl at Hype Lighter . We've got it posted as our Track of the Week below. [...]
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Diamond Rings is a one man bedroom pop act from Toronto. The first song to bubble up is the irresistible "All Yr Songs"! It seems perfectly appropriate to play this song at the beginning of fall - still joyous, but pining for better days... Diamond Rings - All Yr Songs Diamond Rings on MySpace
I saw this highly recommended over at Pretty Much Amazing , so I had to give it a listen. Never heard of Diamond Rings before, but this song is so welcoming it's hard not to listen to. It's got a cheap sounding drum kit keeping the beat while an acoustic guitar is strummed and vocals are slightly lazily laid down in the form of a pop-blasted melody. When it all comes together, it works. Be careful of the video though. Only check it if you've got an open mind and/or like Lou Reed's Transformer . [...]
[ photo ] John O'Regan, of The Durbervilles, has really succeeded with his side project Diamond Rings. "All Yr Songs" has Spoon-like music backing John's calm yet self-conscious vocals. The song is not too pop that it should not be taken seriously, but the "oohs" and "ahhs" are delivered so perfectly that this song is hard to stop listening too. I was not at all surprised when I saw that TV On The Radio and Kanye West grace John's list of influences. With a little bit more work he could have a nice combination of Kanye's [...]
There's a lot of nostalgia revolving around the Toronto-based project Diamond Rings, but that don't call it dated. This is modern. The internet is why you're hearing genuine bedroom pop like this, duh.John O is the sole member of Diamond Rings, which seems to be his home away from home when he's not delving into more adventurous efforts with The D'Urbervilles.This track is currently out on a
This week on the show, A Hawk and a Hacksaw rides a YACHT.YACHT is the electropop duo of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans. Together, they cook up some pretty reputable synth pop that calls back to the true greats of new wave.We've also got an interview with Jeremy Barnes of A Hawk and a Hacksaw; plus, proof that disco's not dead, noise pop, and a heart-breaker from Girls.It's a poddycast!The
Yeppers it's NO MORE STRANGERS time, getting some new tunes together. The one I am most excited about you ask? From Toronto. Diamond Rings - All Yr Songs
You probably don't want all the gory details, but I've been sick all week, hence, no posts. So, sadly, this week's Pick of the Week isn't exactly going to be as comprehensive as usual (note: usually they're not comprehensive, so you're not really missing much). The first time I saw this video via Colin Medley (dir.)'s blog I said to Liz "it looks like the guy from the D'Urbervilles got into his Mom's closet" (jokingly)... kind of like the scene on Friends where Ross dresses up in girl clothes and hosts [...]
You probably don't want all the gory details, but I've been sick all week, hence, no posts. So, sadly, this week's Pick of the Week isn't exactly going to be as comprehensive as usual (note: usually they're not comprehensive, so you're not really missing much). The first time I saw this video via Colin Medley (dir.)'s blog I said to Liz "it looks like the guy from the D'Urbervilles got into his Mom's closet" (jokingly)... kind of like the scene on Friends where Ross dresses up in girl clothes and hosts [...]
Grizzly Bear (feat. Michael McDonald) - "While You Wait for the Others" ; Last we saw Michael McDonald he was tormenting the staff at SmartTech in The 40-Year-Old Virgin . Never did we think we'd find something he did musically cool, but for whatever reason Ed Droste and the rest of Grizzly Bear had him come down to sing the B-side of the same single. Turns out it worked really well and McDonald's voice definitely lends the song an air of something different without taking anything away from it. To be fair this would probably be a [...]
If I had to pick five songs that marked my summer, these come as no- brainers to me. No doubt that Think About Life have made the top of my list for albums of the year, so far, but this song is deathly addictive. Think About Life - Havin ' My Baby The Lovely Feathers recently had their "too hot for TV" video for ' Lowiza ' premiered on Playboy.com (Click here to check it out). The level of irony [...]
diamond rings - "all yr songs" (download) "All Yr Songs" is one of those songs that you might as well just put on repeat, because no matter what, you'll be playing it over and over. This song will get stuck in your head. I've even been waking up singing it lately. To make things even cooler, John O'Regan , (the creative force behind Diamond Rings ) is a super nice guy. He's also the lead vocalist for the Toronto-based band The D'Urbervilles [...]
Yesterday, writing wise at least, was fairly productive. I must admit I felt invigorated having a project to get stuck into. As I bounced out of bed this morning, I had high hopes for another day of the same. These hopes were quickly dashed. Checking emails first thing in the morning might have to be cut out of my routine. First email was from my accountant. In case you might not know, technically speaking, I have my own translation company. A checkered past. If you need any documents translated from German to English, you now know who to come to. I [...]
Probably one on the most infectious songs I've heard all month (plus this hilarious, dorked out, video). So much, in fact, that I just dropped some change to get 1 of 300 copies (purple marbled vinyl, oh la la!) of the Diamond Rings 73 split with PS I L ove You . Not sure that I'd pick the dude to play on my b-ball squad, but I am sure that I'll be spinning "All Yr Songs" for months. Hurry up, get on Hype Lighter to scoop this up [...]
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