{"id":5803,"date":"2012-11-20T10:57:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T16:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=5803"},"modified":"2012-11-20T10:57:34","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T16:57:34","slug":"free-dimensional-diamond-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2012\/11\/20\/free-dimensional-diamond-rings\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Dimensional &#8211; Diamond Rings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5804\" href=\"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/2012\/11\/20\/free-dimensional-diamond-rings\/diamond14\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5804\" title=\"diamond14\" src=\"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/diamond14-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span id=\"internal-source-marker_0.5772639361675829\">My first listen to this album jerked me back to my first grade seven dance where I wanted so badly to stop standing there awkwardly. And at some point, I did.<!--more--> What does it matter if you might look silly, I learned; fearless wild dancing is always an amazing time! In the context of Diamond Rings\u2019 second album, I honestly don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever heard music that\u2019s so unapologetically sweet and sincere. I\u2019m not preaching purity, but it sure is a change to hear what distilled optimism sounds like. If you\u2019re familiar with John O\u2019Regan\u2019s style, you should know that<em> Free Dimensional<\/em> is not simply an extension of the DIY, sparkly-grungy pop of 2010\u2019s <em>Special Affections<\/em>. It\u2019s immediately apparent that this time, O\u2019Regan is utterly invested in the entire Diamond Rings package \u2013 futuristic, fierce, put-together, catchy, electronic-based pop that finds its place not just in bedroom studios or tiny pubs, but in decked-out recording studios, and a certain popular trendy clothing store. I think <a href=\"http:\/\/exclaim.ca\/MusicVideo\/ClickHear\/diamond_rings-runaway_love_video\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cRunaway Love\u201d<\/a> is my favourite on this CD \u2013 ever since its release in October, I\u2019ve listened to it probably a hundred times and it never fails to pick up me and drop me (like I used to do to my Sims, but into the lake) into a shamelessly good mood. And how can it not, when O\u2019Regan\u2019s baritone references videogames, rainbows, adventure, and bottomless amounts of love: \u201c You and I can make it extra special \/ You and I can make it super cool \/ You and I can beat the extra level \/ You and I can make or break the rules.\u201d \u00a0SEE?! This CD is like a freaking cake! \u00a0And, if <em>Free Dimensional <\/em>were three-dimensional (ha ha), I bet it\u2019d be good for you too. (Secret City Records, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.secretcityrecords.com\/\">secretcityrecords.com<\/a>) <strong>Adrienne Yeung<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My first listen to this album jerked me back to my first grade seven dance where I wanted so badly to stop standing there awkwardly. And at some point, I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[161,229,262,306],"class_list":["post-5803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-canadian","tag-dance","tag-diamond-rings","tag-electro-pop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5803","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\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}