Blog: Hyperbolium

British Invasion, '60s California pop and more from Smithereens drummer As the drummer for the Smithereens, Dennis Diken's taken both a figurative and literal backseat to the songwriting and singing of Pat DiNizio. But Diken's a drummer with a lot of melody in him, as his first solo album so amply shows. Paired with multi-instrumentalist Pete DiBella, Diken not only keeps time but sings most of the leads and backgrounds and co-wrote all thirteen of these throwback pop tunes. Diken draws from the same mid-60s millieu as DiNizio's Beatle-esque songs for the Smithereens, but [...]

• Dennis Diken with Bell Sound - Let Your Loved One Sleep