News DIANA

: DIANA
Based: Toronto, Canada
Listen: Soundcloud.com/dianasound
Similar to: Keep Shelly In Athens

Multiple musical goods are bubbling up underneath Canada’s musical crust. Sooner or later the scene will dissipate, the hype for Grimes and Doldrums and all their contemporaries will die out and we’ll move on to other locations to gawp at, mouth wide open. But for the time being, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver: All eyes are on you.

D I A N A, a trio hailing from the first of these three talent-harbourers, are without a shred of doubt the most exciting, freshest act to emerge from the area. Their saxaphone solos might leap out of cheesy Casio synths; their songs might be shamelessly 80s-leaning, with ‘nu-balearic’ undertones, but both of their initial tracks - taken from a complete, yet-to-be-unveiled work of songs - are gloriously eclectic works of stylish pop. ‘Perpetual Surrender’ is of ballad-like structure, as sparsely-arranged synths dither and fidget beside singer Carmen’s brittle vocals. Sibling ‘Born Again’ is the real eye-opener though; a tantalising taste of all things catchy, with house influence lending life to a cacophonous blend of weird, daring sounds.