{"id":19097,"date":"2020-07-13T05:30:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T09:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=19097"},"modified":"2020-07-13T08:36:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T12:36:17","slug":"album-review-diamond-hands-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/13\/album-review-diamond-hands-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Diamond Hands — III"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Fans of hooks and high-energy, melodic rock should stop whatever they\u2019re doing and make immediate purchase of this LP. Diamond Hands\u2019 III<\/i> is influenced by mid-period Beatles, but it also sounds a bit like Orgone Box crossed with Grip Weeds. Yes, there are derivative elements here and there: you\u2019ve heard that \u201cTomorrow Can Wait\u201d bass lick in everything from \u201cTaxman\u201d to The Jam\u2019s \u201cStart\u201d to The Turtles\u2019 \u201cOutside Chance,\u201d but it sounds fresh and new here, somehow. There\u2019s a sparkling Merseybeat vibe to \u201cAny Other Girl\u201d (a tune with live shades of The La\u2019s), but to call Diamond Hands\u2019 music powerpop is to do it a pigeonholing disservice.<\/p>\n

As solid as 2018\u2019s II<\/i> was, the third long-playing outing from this Los Angeles outfit may well be their best yet. While their earlier releases called to mind a specific set of vintage influences, III<\/i> seems to expand on those while sharpening focus. \u201cBreakin\u2019 Down,\u201d for example, sounds a bit like Jellyfish. And the slide guitar of \u201cIllusion Song\u201d has a subtle paisley underground vibe. The unison bass-and-keys of \u201cOnly You\u201d feels like a minor-key answer to the Dave Clark Five\u2019s \u201cBecause.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every one of the 11 songs here is fully developed and varied, with admirable care and creativity put into the arrangements and production. All three of the band\u2019s releases are recommended, but III<\/i> may be the best entry point for the uninitiated. Most enthusiastically recommended.<\/p>\n

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY DEPT.: Here’s my review of their first album<\/a>, and here’s my review of their second one<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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