Domino is the seventh studio album by American power pop act Diners, released through Bar/None Records on August 18, 2023.
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| Released | August 18, 2023 | |||
| Studio | Trash Treasury, Portland, Oregon, United States | |||
| Genre | Power pop[1] | |||
| Length | 24:54 | |||
| Label | Bar/None | |||
| Producer | Mo Troper | |||
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"That’s such delicate territory, somewhere between a thematically disconnected 'collection of songs' and a three-hour concept album by The Decemberists about Alger Hiss, or whatever. Domino is one of those rare pop records that actually achieves this, where every song is its own self-contained thing that is also in service to the album."
—Producer Mo Troper on balancing contradictory musical instincts for Domino[2]
Reception edit
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Marcy Donelson writing this album displays a "knack for endearing melodies, Beatlesque complex harmonies..., lo-fi charm, and an affable bittersweetness".[3] Writing for Paste, Matt Mitchell favorably reviewed single "The Power", comparing it to Big Star and Raspberries.[4] The same publication chose it as the 33rd best song of the year in a mid-2023 list, with Mitchell calling it "a glorious, sun-soaked slice of power pop that lives up to its title".[5] Finally, when the album was released, the publication devoted a feature to reviewing it and interviewing Diners' Blue Broderick and Mitchell again wrote the piece, calling Domino "an entire universe", "bubblegum mastery glossed with retro incantations that fit nicely in a modern, un-retro world", "a wondrous excursion into the limitlessness of epic hooks and saccharine storytelling", and "all killer, no filler for real".[2] Brad Shoup of Pitchfork rated this release 7.3 out of 10, calling it "the most immediate rock Diners has ever attempted".[1]
Paste included this among the 30 best rock albums of 2023.[6]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Blue Broderick.
- "Working On My Dreams – 2:35
- "Domino – 2:32
- "So What – 2:30
- "Someday I'll Go Surfing – 2:31
- "The Power – 2:32
- "Painted Pictures – 2:57
- "I Don't Think About You the Way I Used To – 2:40
- "From My Pillow – 2:31
- "Your Eyes Look Like Christmas – 1:43
- "Wisdom – 2:18
Personnel edit
- Blue Broderick – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboard, percussion, vocal harmonies
- Nicolette Dolan – artwork
- Brenden Ramirez – guitar, vocal harmonies
- Jack Shirley – mixing and mastering at Atomic Garden, Oakland, California, United States
- Mo Troper – drums, bass guitar, guitar, percussion, vocal harmonies, recording, production
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Shoup, Brad (August 25, 2023). "Diners: Domino Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Matt (August 18, 2023). "The Legend of Diners and Their Power Pop Masterpiece". Music > Features > Diners. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy (n.d.). "Diners – DOMINO". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Mitchell, Matt (May 30, 2023). "Diners Announce New Album DOMINO". Music > News > Diners. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Mitchell, Matt (June 16, 2023). "The 50 Best Songs of 2023 (So Far)". Music > Lists > Best Songs. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2023". Music > Lists > Best Albums. Paste. December 10, 2023. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
External links edit
- Domino at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
