New York's
Diamond Nights features
Morgan Phalen (vocals/guitar),
Rob Laakso (guitar/synthesizers), Seth Rumsey (bass), and Tim Traynor (drums). The freewheeling indie rock foursome formed in 2003, and together they create a brash, hard rock-inspired, song-driven sound tailored for fans of
Queens of the Stone Age,
Priestess, and
Jeff Buckley. In March 2005,
Diamond Nights issued the
Once We Were Diamonds EP, their first release for Kemado. Their full-length
Popsicle arrived in September. European tour dates with
Mando Diao followed into spring 2006. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide