Special Affections

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Special Affections
Diamond Rings - Special Affections.jpg
Studio album by
Diamond Rings
ReleasedOctober 25, 2010
Recorded2009
Genre Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Synthpop
Length41:47
Label Secret City Records
Producer James Bunton, Diamond Rings
Diamond Rings chronology
Special Affections
(2010)		 Free Dimensional
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The A.V. Club (B) [2]
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Pitchfork Media (8.2/10) [5]
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Special Affections is the debut album by Canadian musician Diamond Rings. It was released on October 25, 2010.

Diamond Rings (musician) Canadian musician

John O'Regan is a Canadian artist and musician. He is best known by his stage name Diamond Rings.

Contents

Special Affections received a nod from Exclaim! as the No. 11 Pop & Rock Album of 2010. [8] The album was also named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. [9]

<i>Exclaim!</i> Canadian music magazine

Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists. Content is based on the monthly print publication, which publishes 9 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers. Their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month.

The 2011 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2011 The winner was Arcade Fire, for the album The Suburbs.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Play By Heart"4:53
2."Wait & See"3:35
3."On Our Own"5:05
4."You & Me"3:25
5."Give It Up"4:43
6."Pre-Owned Heart"4:25
7."Something Else"4:26
8."You Oughta Know"4:04
9."It's Not My Party"4:26
10."All Yr Songs"2:47

"Something Else" Itunes Single Remix E.P.

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ The A.V. Club review
  3. ↑ Chart Attack review
  4. ↑ Eye Weekly review
  5. ↑ Pitchfork review
  6. ↑ Slant review
  7. ↑ Toronto Star review
  8. ↑ "Pop & Rock Year in Review". Exclaim! .
  9. ↑ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine . aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
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