The Stoned And The Lonely by The Diamond Platinum Rings

Now, in addition to touring and recording as a solo singer/songwriter, Seth works with a collective of outstanding musicians recording, performing and creating music that is catchy, dark, miserable, uplifting ferocious and pensive, full of love, bitterness and sardonic wit, known as The Diamond Platinum Rings. Working with such great talents as Dana Colley (Morphine), David Michael Curry (Williard Grant Conspiracy, Thalia Zedek), Ian Hatton (Bonham), Eileen Rose, David Minehan (The Neighborhoods, Paul Westerberg), Seth has recorded an album, “The Stoned and The Lonely”, which is as eclectic as it is familiar and rocks as much as it soothes. It’s the Mekons and The Damned, The Louvins and Nick Cave, huddled in a Nashville basement waiting for the rain to let up.

At first listen, the music of DPR is instantly recognizable, catchy, edgy – even fun – but you need only scratch the surface to find a dark, often despairing undercurrent which is un-nerving. Says Seth, “I do have a bleak world view, that’s true. But I think my songs allude to something deeper and more complex than simply ‘I hate myself, I hate the world’. For me, part of the appeal of writing songs is that it helps me to deal with things at an emotional level – something I’m not always successful with. I’m certainly more articulate with a guitar in my hands than I am in everyday conversation. The truth is, I don’t always know how I feel about something or how to talk about it until I’ve written a song about it. I had kind of a strange upbringing, in relative terms, and I guess I carry a feeling of marginality that is at the core of my music. But I still want the audience to tap their feet, sing along and have a good time at the shows. It’s not like I sit around wringing my hands all day reading Sylvia Plath”.

“The Stoned and the Lonely” is currently available.

Copies are hand numbered, limited collectors' pressing. Check back for tour dates this Spring/Summer.

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