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Diamond Rings - "All Yr Songs"

Jul 22, 2011, 11:14am Everybody Taste

Toronto musician John O'Regan debuted his solo project Diamond Rings with "All Yr Songs," a straight pop injection that's as playful and fun as it is warm and endearing. Originally released in August of 2009 on his own boutique label Hype Lighter , the song has become a quintessential summer anthem for me with its silly and easy to sing-along lyrics ("Cause in the summer weather, we put sunscreen on together / I would not want your skin to burn") and insistent acoustic strum and drum machine beat. While much of the music that saturates blogs everyday will soon [...]

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Artist:	Diamond Rings
Title:	All Yr Songs
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Diamond Rings @ Yonge Dundas Square [NXNE 2011]

Jun 23, 2011, 1:49pm PhotogMusic.com

Seemed to be a poppy dance night at Yonge Dundas Square for NXNE . I was there just to see Diamond Rings . Missed out on Stars and Land Of Talk, both who I truly love but will see them later in the future! Diamond Rings is truly on a high this year. Surprising that his fanbase is growing by the minute. The only difference I noticed that he got rid of the Unicorn and has a Diamond Rings logo. I miss the Unicorn [...]

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Study Bands: Diamond Rings

May 10, 2011, 2:03pm WRMC 91.1 Middlebury College Independent Radio

For everyone here at Midd it's a tense time of year. But, as everyone knows, finals go a little bit easier with some solid background music. However, not all music is designed to sit in the background without distracting while still remaining interesting. For me, Diamond Rings fits the bill perfectly. While 2010's album Special Affections isn't necessarily hot off the press, I feel that it deserves a shout-out over this finals week. John O'Regan, the creative force behind Diamond Rings, hails from Toronto, Canada. He takes the stage alone and recently finished [...]

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Video: "On Our Own" live by Diamond Rings

Apr 16, 2011, 10:52am According to G

HD Video by G. The other night in Manhattan, Diamond Rings (aka John O'Regan) performed "On Our Own" at Mercury Lounge. The electro-funkateer looked and sounded just like this. Take it away.... --> <!-- Share/Save

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PS I Love with Matters and Dreamphone @ Mavericks – April 6, 2011

Apr 7, 2011, 1:27pm PhotogMusic.com

It was a rocking April 6th in Ottawa. Went to see: PS I Love You Matters Dreamphone Sort of a 73 release show for PS I Love You with Left Over in collaboration with Diamond Rings. Which they didn't [...]

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Diamond Rings live at Mercury Lounge

Mar 31, 2011, 11:37am According to G

Photos by G. John O'Regan of Diamond Rings On March 30, 2011, Canadian indie-pop/synth rocker Diamond Rings played a sold out show at New York's Mercury Lounge. I think I was sold when John O'Regan (who goes by the stage name Diamond Rings) revealed his T-shirt that said "Stay Fierce." Diamond Rings is so much taller than I would have expected. He's about 6 foot, 7 inches tall. During his hour plus set, he danced all over the stage, played keyboards as well as [...]

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Who's Matters? Listen to Get In Or Get Out

Mar 29, 2011, 11:26pm PhotogMusic.com

This will be the final post on mentioning the name "The D'Urbervilles". The big news that came out but somehow went under the radar on March 28th. The name change of the D'Urbervilles to Matters . There was a countdown last week and some people were speculating that the band was going to break up with a final album. Mostly due with John's other and successful project as Diamond Ring It was a sigh of relief for the big D'Urbervilles fans. [...]

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Artist:	Matters
Title:	Get In Or Get Out
Link Text:	Get In Or Get Out
File Name:	Get In Or Get Out.mp3
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Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2011

Diamond Rings and PS I Love You Reunite at SXSW

Mar 17, 2011, 1:28pm Spinner.com

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive Jess Baumung | Paper Bag Records Diamond Rings may have just gotten off a big-ticket support slot with Swedish pop star Robyn , but he hasn't forgotten his indie roots. The rising experimental pop act has reconnected with garage duo PS I Love You for a recent tour culminating at this week's SXSW . He's also collaborated with his fellow Ontarians for the [...]

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We Always Change

Mar 10, 2011, 5:24pm werenotbroken

Downward to darkness, on extended wings . Some parts of Toronto are beautiful in the wintertime, while others are inescapably repulsive: black ice and disfigured frozen statues of snow. In Diamond Rings ' new video for the down-tempo "It's Not My Party", John O'Regan walks around the shadowy corners of Toronto - Dundas West, Queen West, Roncesvalles and Lakeshore - in high heel shoes. At one point, he stands beside a vintage chandelier shop before meandering across the Humber River Bridge, and then continuing on under the umbrage [...]

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[Listen/Download] – PS I Love You – "Leftovers" (Featuring Diamond Rings)

Feb 18, 2011, 7:00am Listen Before You Buy

Back in 2009, PS I Love You teamed up with Diamond Rings on a split 73 that yielded the irresistibly catchy "All Yr Songs" from Diamond Rings. That track introduced John O'Regan a/k/a Diamond Rings' infectious baritone to the masses, spawning critical love and hatred in equal measures. Somewhat forgotten in that critical tsunami was the flip-side of that 73, "Facelove" by PS I Love You. Well, O'Regan has returned to help his former wax partners by lending his vocals to "Leftovers," which PS I Love You will release as a single on February 22nd. Earlier this week [...]

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Link Text:	“All Yr Songs”
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Year:	2009

Artist:	PS I Love You & Diamond Rings
Title:	Leftovers
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Genre:	20
Year:	2011

New Single: PS I Love You & Diamond Rings - Leftover

Feb 16, 2011, 6:37am One For The People

PS I Love You have a new single out and Diamond Rings is a collaborator on the track which is entitled, "Leftovers". Read More >>

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Diamond Rings – Special Affections

Oct 31, 2010, 4:22pm Austin Town Hall

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars In a world currently dominated by millions of people with laptops creating music, one has a hard time finding the perfect blend of electronica and pop. Luckily, the hype behind Diamond Rings has brought John O'Regan to the forefront, just in time for him to drop his debut Special Affections . It's clear that his sound might not be the most innovative, but one thing is for sure, it's definitely well-executed, leaving listeners with an album to spin [...]

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Title:	All Yr Songs
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Year:	2010

Diamond Rings and PS I Love You @ Raw Sugar Cafe (Review)

Oct 30, 2010, 1:14pm PhotogMusic.com

It was a fun exciting show at Raw Sugar Cafe on October 29, 2010. Playing were: Diamond Rings PS I Love You It was sort of a album release show for both acts. Mostly for Diamond Rings since he finally released "Special Affections". You can say it [...]

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PS I Love You & Diamond Rings @ Raw Sugar Cafe (Photos)

Oct 30, 2010, 2:35am PhotogMusic.com

Here are photos from the October 29th show with Diamond Rings and PS I Love You at Raw Sugar Cafe . Review will be up later today. All I can say that it was one killer show. Fun Friday night show! [...]

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Diamond Rings – Special Affections (Review)

Oct 12, 2010, 7:40pm PhotogMusic.com

What a sassy album cover! There is high anticipation come October 26, 2010 when Diamond Rings drops the long awaited full-length debut called Special Affections. When Emily Jeffers and I interviewed him back in April 8, 2010 . This is what he said about the album. "There are ten songs right now—it might change. There's a bit of everything. It jumps all over the place. Some songs are really guitar-oriented, some are piano ballads, some are in between, some are rap, some are really atmospheric. I [...]

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Title:	All Yr Songs
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Year:	2010

Artist:	Diamond Rings
Title:	Wait And See
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Year:	2010

Pop Montreal 2010: Day 2

Oct 4, 2010, 5:26pm PhotogMusic.com

Day 2 of Pop Montreal couldn't come in the worst time which was mostly weather related. I am talking mostly about the rain but it was still a busy night to check out the acts playing. Sadly I didn't get to see Women, the Arbutus Records showcase, Bonjay and Holy Fuck. Here is how my day started in Day 2 of Pop Montreal. The day started out with doing a short interview with François Lafontaine of Karkwa. I was more amazed of being [...]

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Diamond Rings: "Show Me Your Stuff " (video)

Jun 18, 2010, 3:01am soundsblog

L'atista canadese John O'Regan, unico componente dei Diamond Rings , ed ex membro e front man del quartetto post-punk The D'Urbervilles, ha appena lanciato il suo ultimo video del singolo "Show Me Your Stuff" che uscirà in un disco in vinile, a edizione limitata, su etichetta One Big Silence Records, fondata da Mike Haliechuk, noto membro della band punk hardcore Fucked Up. Il disco per ora sarà disponibile negli States a partire dal 18 giugno. John O'Regan, con trucco e legging alla David Bowie, segue la scia della tradizione di Brian Eno, ed é dotato di [...]

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Woodhands – Remixacapde – Free Remix Album ft. Mathemagic, Diamond Rings

Apr 29, 2010, 12:10pm earmilk.com

Woodhands is Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt (although I swore I remember a girl in there as well) This impulsively sweaty and Toronto (by way of Montreal) based synth rock electro pop screamtronic band are a pretty big deal here in city and across Canada. If you've been to a NXNE in the last couple years I'm sure you caught some or all of one of their sets - or maybe just a heat wave rushing away from a throng of people inside an innocuous club or bar. January this year they released [...]

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• Woodhands - Dissembler (Mathemagic Mix)
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Title:	CP24 (Teen Mix)
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Year:	2010

Artist:	Woodhands
Title:	Dissembler (Mathemagic Mix)
Link Text:	Woodhands - Dissembler (Mathemagic Mix)
File Name:	Remixcapade - Dissembler (Mathemagic Mix).mp3
Year:	2010

Artist:	Woodhands
Title:	Pockets (Diamond Rings Mix)
Link Text:	Woodhands - Pockets (Diamond Rings Mix)
File Name:	Remixcapade - Pockets (Diamond Rings Mix).mp3
Year:	2010

Diamond Rings

Feb 13, 2010, 4:15pm YoungCreature

Keeping with the Valentine's Day theme of the weekend how about some Diamond Rings ? Actual diamond rings probably sell like hotcakes this time of year with all of the opposite marriage proposals that happen...but who cares about all that! I'll take my Diamond Rings in the form of music from Toronto based musician John O'Regan. If you are an avid blog reader or from Canada you may know Mr. O'Regan from his band The D'Urburvilles but he's been making cute and catchy electronic bedroom pop as Diamond Rings since last summer too. AND besides the music, [...]

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Link Text:	Diamond Rings - All Yr Songs
File Name:	Diamond Rings - All Yr Songs.mp3
Year:	2009

Diamond Rings: You Oughta Know

Jan 6, 2010, 12:00pm Spinner.com

Filed under: New Music , You Oughta Know , Canada One of the hottest music videos to hit your inbox last summer featured a lycra-clad singer shaking it in front of a green screen like he just stepped out of a Vanilla Ice video. The ditty in question, 'All Yr Songs,' by Toronto pop act Diamond Rings , was bouncy, bright and catchy as hell, and music blogs rightfully heaped on the praise. But the video, with its tights-and-acid wash wardrobe, glam day-glo makeup and charmingly awkward dance moves -- [...]

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