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- Summary: The second full-length solo release for Islands and Unicorns frontman Nick Thorburn features drum machines and synth sounds.
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- Record Label: Manqué Music
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Jun 17, 2015In capturing both Diamonds’ lingering malaise and a regained sense of carefree abandon, the album melds the sophisticated melancholy compositions of his recent career with whimsical experimentation.
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Jun 17, 2015This is pop music made with synthesizers, but it's not what you'd call normally synth-pop--even when Diamonds builds his minimalist beats into proper grooves, the songs are tense and twitchy.
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Jun 17, 2015It suffers from a lack of focus--some songs are classic indie pop, while others are experimental musings rife with strange samples--but it's a fine collection that displays Thorburn's versatility and commitment to writing a catchy synth line.
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Jun 17, 2015The last few tracks are memorable because they’re so strange, but City of Quartz falls short by suffering an overarching identity crisis.
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