Expectations, by Diamond Grinder

Expectations

by Diamond Grinder

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"A stunning indie folk effort that will win the hearts of fans of Big Thief, with its passionate songwriting and deliver." - We All Want Someone To Shout For

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Diamond Grinder is a New York-based folk-rock band formed in 2021 by Margaret Nygard and Eli Recht-Appel, whose songwriting partnership traces back to early attempts during their high school days in San Francisco, California. After many years of off-and-on collaboration between the pair, Nygard moved to New York City in the summer of 2021, where Recht-Appel had lived for the previous five years. The two, both residing in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens, began to write music together frequently, overtime generating the material for their forthcoming debut album, Expectations, for which they are playing a release show at The Sultan Room in Brooklyn on June 18th, 2023, with support from Trace Mountains and Poise.

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released June 17, 2023

Personnel
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)

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
Cassette Design by Lou Crisitello

Dedication
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.

Appreciation
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.

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