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Wrath of Khanna's Album of the Week:“All Yr Songs” by Diamond Rings

Posted by Vish Khanna on Aug 19, 2009


Hello and howdy to you all or perhaps even "y'all." My Album of the Week is not an album at all; in fact, it's a brand-spankin' new split seven-inch featuring a song each by Diamond Rings and PS I Love You! Who are these people you ask? Well, I'm going to focus in on Diamond Rings today because its mastermind, John O'Regan, joins me on today's show! But if you know what's good for you, you'll learn a bit more about PS I Love You too, okay?

UPDATE: Interviews up!

Diamond Rings Part I:

Diamond Rings Part II:

You may know John best as the lead singer for The D'Urbervilles. Well, John's a complex young man with a number of artistic interests, many of which incorporate different kinds of music, graphic art, and pop culture generally. He's working towards translating all of those and more into a new venture called Hype Lighter and I'll be asking him more about that today. 

As for his new single "All Yr Songs," you can hear it on today's show or watch the new video above for the full flavour of this little pop gem. When I saw Diamond Rings play recently, it was a pretty sedate, folk show but I think that was an anomaly. John's got some hooks in him and I imagine you'll be hearing some inventive things from Diamond Rings down the line. 

On today's show, I'm going to give away one copy of this limited run of Diamond Rings/PS I Love You split seven-inches. Get your mailing address ready and be prepared to e-mail feedback@cbcradio3.com with "Diamond Rings Contest" in the subject. I'll reveal the contest question during the interview with Jonno...

UPDATE: MARTIN CATHRAE IS OUR WINNER! CONGRATS MARTIN!

Are you keen to hear more from Diamond Rings? Old or new, Canadian or not, what is YOUR album of the week?

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  1. MikeV
    01

    Good Morning,

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by MikeV
    First of that is the greatest music video ever! I really can't wait to hear more from Diamond Rings.

    As for my album of the week it is also not an album but rather Dark Mean's frankencottage EP. Thanks to fumblebee who posted the other day that the EP was available for free of their website. I finally listening to it last night and it brought some hapiness to an otherwise mundane evening!
  2. suckamc
    02

    mornin

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by suckamc
    haha love the video, looking forward to hearing more. :)

    I'm having trouble thinking of my album of the week, but I think I'm going to go with MikeV's last week's pick and say Most Serene Republic's And the Ever Expanding Universe.

    Martin
  3. tb3
    03

    After seeing the video…

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    No thanks, not keen.

    My album of the week is Bruce Peninsula's "A mountain is a mouth" which I finally picked up in anticipation of them playing LOLA. What a great great album, I can't believe it took this long for me to get this.
  4. TheRadioHead
    04

    I'm with tb3

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by TheRadioHead
    Not my cup of tea.

    Also in that I finally I picked up the Weakerthans Reunion Tour. What kind of Winnipeger am I to not have gotten it 18 months ago? Nothing surprising on it, heard it all at one time or another, but for the first time I am really listening to it.

    The flutes, horns, pedal steel, ambient sound, and Jason Tait's amazing drumming, so much more accessible to me since seeing him sit in for RPC's drummer at The Lo last fall. The references to St. Vital, where I grew up, and St. Boniface, where I have lived all my adult life. It is an amazing album.

    I also picked up Be Good Tanya's, The Blue Horse, from 2000, in the used bin. Their lovely voices and sweet banjo picking lifted my spirits on these grey rainy days.

    Bruce Peninsula's album is a great one. I am so sorry to have missed them here this summer, but the came during Folk Fest week.
  5. Colin Medley
    05

    Cool!

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Colin Medley
    Thanks for posting my video Vish!
  6. fumblebee
    06

    oh my goodness,

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by fumblebee
    It took me an hour and a half to get to work today. I usually takes about 50 minutes. Summerside is locked down like the freakin' Pope,President (US) and Prime Minister are going to have a tea party.

    Wish I had thought to look at the video before I left this morning can't see it at work :(. My album of the week this week is probably also the Dark Mean EP. I started listening to Sunset Rubdown after Craig mentioned them on the blog yesterday and I have to say that I might have found next weeks album I listen to constantly this week.
  7. fumblebee
    07

    why,

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by fumblebee
    I noticed I didn't mention WHY it is locked down (it isn't for a tea party). The 2009 Canada Summer Games (yes I needed all those capital letters) are being held on PEI this year. Summerside gets the first week of stuff then they all move right next door to me at UPEI for week 2 (oh boy).
  8. dawn.h
    08

    @Martin

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by dawn.h
    Enter Comment Here:
  9. dawn.h
    09

    @Martin

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by dawn.h
    (oops.. hit Enter by mistake)

    I am totally having a Martin breakfast.

    Cinnamon raisin bagel!
  10. dawn.h
    10

    Re: Wrath of Khanna's Album of the Week:“All Yr Songs” by Diamond Rings

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by dawn.h
    Oh. And I'm kicking it old school for my album of the week. Sloan's Twice Removed.
  11. suckamc
    11

    @dawn.h

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by suckamc
    yay for a quality Martin Breakfast! :)

    Martin
  12. KidGotham
    12

    Re: Wrath of Khanna's Album of the Week:“All Yr Songs” by Diamond Rings

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by KidGotham
    I have been listening to the Weakerthans quite a bit lateley. No specific album. They are one of the few bands that when I hear one song, I have to listen to their complete discography.

    While they may be in the background a lot this week, my actual pick for album of the week comes from the UK's Frank Turner, and his disc "Love, Ire and Song". His music is some of the best I have heard in ages. If you haven't heard anything by him, do it. His cover of Bad Brains "Pay to Cum" is crazy, and nothing like the orgininal.
  13. Karl Raupp
    13

    AOTW

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Karl Raupp
    Does it have to be released this week? Are their rules for this sort of thing? If there is I'll just do what I do best and skirt around them...

    My album of the week is I Built My Own Spaceship by the Astroyeahs. Heard them for the first time the other day and it turns out they are Canadian, have a couple of songs up here on New Music Canada AND the album is a pay-what-you-can download. A good indie sound to them and any band that lists Magneta Lane as an influence is A-OK in my books.

    Nice!
  14. dawn.h
    14

    Re: Wrath of Khanna's Album of the Week:“All Yr Songs” by Diamond Rings

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by dawn.h
    I'm not sure this Diamond Rings song is my cup of tea either.

    But it's got some sweet lyrics.

    Like:
    And in the summer weather
    We'll put suntan lotion on together
    Because I wouldn't want your skin to burn

    Or:
    And in the winter weather
    I'd lend you my warmest sweater
    Because I would not want you to get cold

    And it's catchy.

    And the video has some footage that reminds me of Organized Rhyme and the music videos of my teenhood.
  15. suckamc
    15

    @Karl Raupp

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by suckamc
    nice pick, I'm downloading now, enjoyed the two songs the Astroyeahs have on NMC.

    Martin
  16. Vish Khanna
    16

    @Colin Medley

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Vish Khanna
    No problemo Coco!
    Some people here don't like it!
  17. Benoit from Ottawa
    17

    @ Vish

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa
    Real query: the "posters" that aren't so sure about the above video, is it the video or the music that they don't go for so much?
  18. tb3
    18

    @Benoit from Ottawa

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    Yes.
  19. Vish Khanna
    19

    @Benoit from Ottawa

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Vish Khanna
    Well, tb3's post reads "After seeing the video...No thanks, not keen," and others have said they agree with him. But perhaps it's a combination of the two?
  20. tb3
    20

    To E Laborate

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    The song:
    Talking over a Casio clap track. That has been done. Stick a fork in it. And the lyrics are trying too hard be humourous and ironical read like someone paying homage to 'I'll be loving you' NKOTB all while it's so funny cause no one will know we're doing this for funzies.

    The video:
    It's a green screen exercise in 'hilarious' desktop wallpaper backdrops and a revolving door of outfits and 'looks' that make him even more ironic. Acid washed jacket and twin eyeliner… Wow so funny. So retro. So… boring. Seriously the video feels like it should be on latfh.com.

    I am sorry, but the project start to finish reads like a Hipster-Off. The only thing missing was he PBR, the ironic Sally Jesse Raphael prescription glasses and the fixie.

    The D'Urbervilles I like. This I do not.


    Sorry you asked Benoit from Ottawa?
  21. tb3
    21

    and let me footnote…

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    That is just how I see it. I don't expect anyone else to feel the same. My comments are not an exercise in orchestrating group think.

    I initially just said, "not keen" and left it at that switching the topic to the album that I loved this past week.

    But when Vish said that "people" it was just me and TheRadiohead, the elders of the blog that didn't, I felt I should at least validate my opinions.

    Truth is, so far it looks like more 'people' liked it than didn't, Vish. Look what you started.
  22. suckamc
    22

    spelling mistakes

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by suckamc
    I spelled the city wrong in my first email, was I too late, will it be counted against me, will my second correctly spelled email be counted? Burning questions in the life of Martin.

    Martin
  23. Benoit from Ottawa
    23

    @ tb3

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa
    No, not one bit. Au contraire, thanks.
  24. Benoit from Ottawa
    24

    @ tb3 - repost

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa
    Re "Sorry you asked Benoit from Ottawa?", no, not one bit. Au contraire, thanks.
  25. tb3
    25

    Smokekiller!

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    I have never ever heard of these guys and this track is fantastic! Reminds me of Big Star and Teenage Fanclub!

    Love it.

    Here's a Question for you Vish. Did they call their album Thirteen in homage to Teenage Fanclub's wonderful album by the same name?
  26. Vish Khanna
    26

    @tb3

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Vish Khanna
    Not sure about that one. Perhaps I can ask them for you?...
  27. Vish Khanna
    27

    Congratulations Martin!

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Vish Khanna
    Congrats Martin; you win a copy of this new Diamond Rings/PS I Love You seven-inch!
  28. suckamc
    28

    yay!

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by suckamc
    wohoo! :D

    Martin
  29. The Hobo Night Stalkers
    29

    D-Eye-Mon Rings!

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by The Hobo Night Stalkers
    D-Rings has the sweetest moves.
  30. Vish Khanna
    30

    @The Hobo Night Stalkers

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Vish Khanna
    Ah, but not everyone agrees...
  31. tb3
    31

    You trying to manufacture something here Vish?

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    Your abacus is broken. More people liked the song than didn't.

    Of the people that spoke directly about their opinion of the song, there were more people who liked it than didn't. So, I am not sure what you're trying to do by keep bring up that people didn't like it…

    Like it:
    1) Vish
    2) MikeV
    3) Martin
    4) Colin (of course)
    5) The Hobo Night Stalkers

    Didn't Like it:
    1) Me
    2) TheRadiohead

    On the fence but leaned more towards liking it:
    1) dawn.h

    So, why do you keep pointing out the opinion that had the lower consensus?
  32. Vish Khanna
    32

    @The Hobo Night Stalkers

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Vish Khanna
    I stand corrected; everyone likes it!
  33. tb3
    33

    Fair enough…

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    Is today a bad day for you?
    Why so angry?

    You got your Wilco tickets, shouldn't that make you happy?
  34. Colin Medley
    34

    @tb3

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Colin Medley
    Thanks for the nice comments! It is so funny/so retro, isn't it? We had a lot of fun making it and I'm glad you took the time to watch it. : )

    PS: What's latfh.com?
  35. Vish Khanna
    35

    @tb3

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Vish Khanna
    I never said I was angry. Today's a fine day for me. How are you?
  36. tb3
    36

    @Colin Medley

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    I don't know I was hoping you'd Google it and explain it to me.

    I think the .com has something to do with the internet, though.
  37. tb3
    37

    @Vish Khanna

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    Again with the hostility? I don't think you're paid to yell at people on the blog are you? You're going to scare away people, Vish with this anger. Perhaps there's some sort of sensitivity training for you? Have you read The Secret? It helped me a lot.


    /end

    Vish you of all people should know I am 20% serious. I do stand by my opinions about the song. I am 1 person though. The video has been viewed over a thousand times and has a favourable rapport.

    So I'm serious when I ask why you kept bringing up that "people" didn't like it. And wouldn't mind if you commented on that.

    But the shit about me saying you're angry – typical "what glue is tb3 huffing??" conjecture.

    And Medley, settle down, I am an old fogie who's opinion really doesn't count. Irrelevant and washed up am I. You video and comment irony is totally lost on me. Save it for your friends who totally get it.

    Snickers friends. Let's hug.
  38. Colin Medley
    38

    @tb3

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Colin Medley
    Well, obviously.
  39. flipzoso
    39

    RE: Wrath of Khanna's Album of the Week:“All Yr Songs” by Diamond Rings

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by flipzoso
    I was actually talking to someone about this after a show recently of how addicting the video is. How awesome the dance moves are (and they are choreographed!). The person actually spent the time to learn the dance moves, haha.

    Anyways the song is great for what it is -- a nice summer poppy sing-along hit. The melodies and hooks are indeed catchy.

    Also, I love it when Bruce Peninsula is mentioned in the discussions. Yes the album is amazing, but if you see them live your minds will be blown. Some of their new tunes are insanely good too. Check them out in all respects.
  40. Vish Khanna
    40

    @tb3

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Vish Khanna
    I was just saying that some people didn't like the song and its corresponding video. Some people do like one or the other or both as well. That's all I was saying.
  41. Colin Medley
    41

    Re: Wrath of Khanna's Album of the Week:“All Yr Songs” by Diamond Rings

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Colin Medley
    The truth is, I honestly like the visual style we replicated in the video. It's meant to pay tribute to some truly great music videos from my youth, including ones I grew up watching (MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, etc.) and ones I've recently discovered on YouTube. It's not meant to be ironic.
  42. tb3
    42

    @Vish

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    But what I am getting at is why did you only point out that people didn't like it? You're only interaction was to twice point out that fact.

    Which is kind of weird when I tried to respect the fact that my opinion was just mine and left it to one line that I wasn't keen on it. That was it.

    Far more was said about why others liked it.

    If your commentary truly was 'the sky is blue' observation, wouldn't you leave that to other people's observatory powers, letting them read the blog, rather than drawing attention to it?
  43. Vish Khanna
    43

    @tb3

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Vish Khanna
    I didn't say you don't like it. I said some people don't like it. That implies that some people do. I never mentioned your specific opinion on it at all. It was just a quick observation that alluded to basic facts about the blog comments made here about the new Diamond Rings song/video for "All Yr Songs."
  44. tb3
    44

    @Colin Medley

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    The thing I will never say is that you're without talent when it comes to your videos and editing. They are very well done. And this video was that. It was very smooth, and I am always impressed with your quality. That's the truth.

    What I was speaking to was the content. The notion of paying homage to the late 80's over indulgence and style has been played out. I know you know what latfh.com is, so you know what I am talking about.

    I get the reference points harkened to in the song and the video. For me, I just feel it's long over and has been played out.

    But admittedly I am outside of the realm of relevance so my opinion is of any consequence really to the next wave. Maybe it is still hip to milk that retro love? What do I know, really?

    All that said, I didn't mean to knock on your video abilities Colin, as that was absolutely not the intent. Like I said, I am always impressed by the quality of the video work.
  45. tb3
    45

    @Vish Khanna

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    Maybe it seemed that I cared that you pointed out that "I" specifically didn't like it. Or that I am insinuating that you were only interested in my opinion. To that, sorry my words failed me. That part I could care less about.

    As people who know me, know I have no problem sharing my opinion and standing up for it. I just find it interesting that was the only points you drew attention to. The not liking it points. I don't care that I was one of the people though.

    Only when asked by Benoit why I didn't like it, did I share my opinion. Because honestly it was better left alone. I think anyway.
  46. Colin Medley
    46

    @tb3

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by Colin Medley
    Alright, that's cool. I don't think it's played out, but maybe I just live in a bubble. And I honestly don't know what that website is, and I'm not going to visit it because apparently it's full of videos identical to my own.
  47. tb3
    47

    @Colin

    Posted on Aug 19, 2009 by tb3
    Think of it as research.
  48. katburns
    48

    wow.

    Posted on Aug 20, 2009 by katburns
    doesn't anyone have to go do things?
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