Overview
In a sea of three-piece bands taking dingy stages right now, I'm glad that Fabulous Diamonds remain a suitably polished duo. Sure, their songs are a trial to back-announce on radio (they’re all untitled), but what's a small moment of on-air discomfort when the song is so sublime? Alongside building a following from live shows that swung between buzzing to bickering and back to mellow, Nisa Venerosa and Jarrod Zlatic have just released their second album together, Fabulous Diamonds II.
In their hynoptic little world, they keep fine company. The new record is out in Australia through Chapter Music and available on vinyl through the likewise iconic American label Siltbreeze. They've toured the States with kindred upstarts, Times New Viking and Pyschedelic Horseshit and dragged their heavy keys and kit all across Europe and the UK to the delight of broody-mooders coast to coast. On record, they're spacey and sensuous with a slight air of upset. Live, it all makes a kind of intense sense; Venerosa and Zlatic playing off each other's vibes in a troubled, telepathic way. Can't recommend more highly.
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When
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
8:00pm
Where
Spectrum34 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst