Special Affections

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Special Affections
Diamond Rings - Special Affections.jpg
Studio album by
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
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club (B) [3]
Chart Attack Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Eye Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork Media (8.2/10) [6]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Toronto Star Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Special Affections is the debut album by Canadian musician Diamond Rings. It was released on October 25, 2010.

Contents

Special Affections received a nod from Exclaim! as the No. 11 Pop & Rock Album of 2010. [9] The album was also named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. [10]

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.

Something Else Itunes Single Remix E.P.
No.TitleLength
1."Something Else."4:26
2."Something Else (Mike Gloria Remix)."4:16
3."Something Else (Disco Fries Remix)."3:51
4."Something Else (Dark Intensity Remix)."3:49
5."Something Else (Cadence Remix)."4:09

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References

  1. "Special Affections by Diamond Rings at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. The A.V. Club review
  4. Chart Attack review [usurped]
  5. Eye Weekly review
  6. Pitchfork review
  7. Slant review
  8. Toronto Star review
  9. "Pop & Rock Year in Review". Exclaim! .
  10. "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine . aux.tv, June 16, 2011.