hils, lucas, tad, molly, anthony, brian
Coldplay has announced that they will retire gracefully after their next cd. Of course I will miss them. My life would have been entirely different without Parachutes and A Rush of Cold Blood to the Head. But I respect their judgment and the fact that Chris Martin should have family time with Gwyneth and the children. The demise of this titan will leave a tremendous void. Alas.
yah-huh.
But I think I know the band who is going to step up to try their shoes on for size. Low vs. Diamond may be small for the time being, but they are getting a giant rush of critical acclamation. Rolling Stones picked them up for their golden list of Six Artists to Watch in 2008 , so that should perk your ears.
But I didn’t know that until after I was pretty much mesmerized by their performance in Spokane, where they stopped on their tour with Barcelona. The band of five produces epic driving melodies that are profoundly satisfying. The lead, Lucas Field, actually sounds eerily close to Chris Martin, eerily because the instrumentals are so reminiscent of The Killers that for a moment it sounds like a weird hybrid – and then it sinks in on the listener that this is real quality and real and only Low vs. Diamond.
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Anthony Polcino, lead guitar, of New Jersey told me that “Low” versus “Diamond” refers to two Bowie cd titles. Rolling Stones has a slightly juicier explanation, that the name is actually a reference to the squabbles between drummer Howie Diamond and Lo, an ex-member’s uptight girlfriend.
Polcino and Jon Pancoast, bassist, are both from New Jersey; Diamond, Tad Moore (officially christened James Thaddeus Moore IV, you will be glad to know) and Field met at the University of Colorado in 2001 and moved to Los Angeles after they graduated. That’s where they all connected and the magic started.
What do they want for Christmas? “More fans,” says Polcino, no doubt about it.
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Low vs. Diamond
