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By Margaret Banka<\/strong><\/p>\n Diamond Mind\u2019s release <\/span>Heavy Metal Sunshine<\/span><\/i> is evidence that Alberta can produce more than just oil, whiskey, and Angus beef (did you know that if you mix them all together you get Chad Kroeger?). \u00a0Listening to the Edmonton-based group\u2019s pop album is like walking through a funhouse at the carnival \u2013 not the type where Chad is hiding around the corner waiting to jump at you, but more like the one where you walk through a whirling tunnel, cross an oscillating floor, and then pass a row of your distorted reflections. \u00a0Fun, not scary!<\/span> While most tracks are upbeat and catchy, this debut full-length album will delight pop enthusiasts of all tastes by representing an eclectic range of tunes. This is apparent even between the first two tracks: where the opener \u201cDiamond Mind,\u201d is loud and uplifting, \u201cHorseless Coach\u201d is toned down and far more synthy. The journey feels like it\u2019s headed toward some pretty jaunty Sloan-esque alternative stuff with \u201cThe Janks\u201d, only to take a more melancholy turn with the keyboard-heavy \u201cFront Page of the End Times.\u201d<\/p>\n Far from feeling unglued by its diversity, the album as a whole is united by Liam Trimble\u2019s light and sunny voice that adds an element of levity to each song. It is perhaps best appreciated in the more pensive and dreamy pop tunes, such as \u201cBlind Hills Chapel\u201d and \u201cWebster\u2019s;\u201d the contrast between melody and vocals here is most enchanting and this is definitely where the thrill of the album peaks. The lyrics are intimate yet simple, balancing those high energy tracks early on.<\/p>\n As its title suggests, <\/span>Heavy Metal Sunshine<\/span><\/i> boasts an array of pop jams that are all distinctive from one another but surprisingly work well together in an album and keep you guessing. Think Chad Kroeger clad in pink tutu (just kidding, think of something better, please). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Wyatt Records<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Margaret Banka Diamond Mind\u2019s release Heavy Metal Sunshine is evidence that Alberta can produce more than just oil, whiskey, and Angus beef (did you know that if you mix them all together you get Chad Kroeger?). \u00a0Listening to the Edmonton-based group\u2019s pop album is like walking through a funhouse at the carnival \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10550\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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