Expectations, by Diamond Grinder

Expectations

by Diamond Grinder

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elilouis It’s beautiful, dynamic, ethereal. Amazing guitar and vocals

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1.	Funeral Pyre 03:33	buy track
2.	Wonder 04:03	buy track
3.	Skeleton 02:34	buy track
4.	Expectations 02:41	buy track
5.	Lantern 02:32	buy track
6.	Let Me Live with You 05:32	buy track
7.	Cut the Shine 03:15	buy track
8.	Goodbye 02:48	buy track
9.	Funeral Pyre (Reprise) 03:20	buy track

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Expectations is dedicated to our (Nygard and Recht-Appel) respective late-great paternal grandfathers, Chuck Nygard and Billy Appel, who coincidentally passed within a day of each other during the production of this album. May their memories be a blessing.

Thank you Mimi Pfahler, Devika Sen, Kendall Bradley, Rachel Quan, Astrid Terrazas, Alex MacKay, John MacKay, Elizabeth Kroner, Bob Appel, Benjamin Feldstein, Sarah la Puerta, and Lou Crisitello

credits

released June 17, 2023

All songs written by Margaret Nygard and Eli Recht-Appel

Margaret Nygard - Lead Vocals (1-2, 4-9), Electric Guitar (1, 4, 7, 8), Acoustic Guitar (2-4, 8), Backing Vocals (3, 5, 6, [8?]), Synthesizer (1), Handbells (6), Vocal Processing (5, 7)
Eli Recht-Appel - Lead Vocals (3, 6), Electric Guitar (1-8), Electric Slide Guitar (1), Bass (1-2, 4-5, 7-9), Backing Vocals (1-2, 4-9) 12-string Acoustic Guitar (3, 6), Acoustic Guitar (5), Piano (1), Synthesizer (1), Ride Cymbal (2, 4), Handbells (6)
Simon Clinton - Drums (1-9), Handbells (6)
Julian Paint Smith - Electric Guitar (2, 7), Electric Slide Guitar (3, 6), Piano (6, 9), 12-string Acoustic Guitar (5), Backing Vocals (9), Handbells
Jared Samuel - Piano (3, 8), Bass (6), Organ (7, 9), Backing Vocals (1, 5), Melodica (3), Drum Machine (2, 6), Mellotron (9), Warped Music Box (7)
Ian “Skinny” Salazar - Bass (3), Drums (6), Backing Vocals (5), Acoustic Guitar (5), Handbells (6)
Victor Pacek - Upright Bass (9), Handbells (6)
Leo Grossman - Hand Percussion (4), Handbells (6)

Produced by Jared Samuel and Ian “Skinny” Salazar
Mixed by Ian “Skinny” Salazar and Eli Recht-Appel
Engineered by Victor Pacek and Ian “Skinny” Salazar
Tracks 1, 3-4, 6-9 Mastered by Nik Kozub
Track 2 Mastered by Eamon Ford
Track 5 Mastered by Ian “Skinny” Salazar

Cover Design by Sarah La Puerta

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Diamond Grinder New York, New York

Diamond Grinder is a folk-rock outfit based out of Queens, New York. Their debut album, 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, is out now via the one and only Perpetual Doom Records.

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Blue and Green (Live at Home)

Nov 2023
Expectations

Jun 2023
Cut the Shine

Apr 2023
Skeleton

Feb 2023
Lantern

Jan 2023
Wonder

Nov 2022

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