Lavender Diamond/The Queens of Sheeba – Split 7”
Cold Sweat, 2005
Acquired: Half Price Books, Used, 2010
Price: $1
Christmas songs! HOW CONVENIENT! Considering that it is the
Xmas season, I decided to go ahead and not refile this under Q since the
Devandra Banhart led group claim the A side on this one. The Devandra-y ness of
this 7” is a nice surprise, since I bought this for Lavender Diamond, who are
one of those bands that inspires supreme delight. The Queens of Sheeba song is so
pleasant! A laid back, pop-folk romp that just basically just repeats the same
thing over and over for three minutes, or until holiday cheer is achieved. The
Lavender Diamond track is about as pretty as you’d expect. Becky Stark’s lovely
vocals skip over subdued instrumentation that sounds like it’s coming from the
distant past. It doesn’t tie to the Christmas theme of the A-side, but it would
obviously win the day if these two gorgeous folksy tunes entered the octagon.
Naturally, neither of these songs have a web presence and I for some reason don't have a USB turntable, so here is Lavender Diamond's latest single, "I Don't Recall."
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