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The folk delight that is Lavender Diamond originally came to life in Bird Songs of the Bauharoque, a punk operetta inspired by the work of American painter/architect Paul Laffoley. Vocalist Becky Stark wrote and created the piece with a friend while living in Providence, RI, and starred as Lavender herself, a winsome part bird/part human who wants peace on earth. The indie stage show was such a hit at home that Stark and company went on to tour 56 cities across North America in 2003. Her debut solo effort, the self-produced Artefacts of the Winged album, was made available during this tour, and as Stark continued writing songs, she felt they deserved to be taken more seriously. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 provided Stark with the creative arena she had been searching for; befriending guitarist Jeff Rosenberg (Pink & Brown, Tarentel, the Young People) and forming a country-pop act with him, things started to take shape for Stark. When she wasn’t keeping busy with Rosenberg, she was playing classical arias and Tin Pan Alley originals with classical pianist Steve Gregoropoulos (W.A.C.O.), and making psychedelic doo wop material with drummer Ron Rege, Jr., formerly of the Swirlies.

At the end of the day, Stark opted to collect such sounds as one, and gathered her contemporaries for Lavender Diamond in 2004. Matching the airy lightness of Linda Ronstadt and Carole King with Bacharach-like arrangements, Lavender Diamond issued The Cavalry of Light EP in 2005; a second release, a split 7” with Queens of Sheeba for Cold Sweat, also appeared that year.

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anakin45 wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

Lavender Diamond - Like A Prayer: http://atticawebzine.free.fr/blog/?p=1320

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frontchick wrote:
May 2009

"feldunost wrote: January 2009 how come "dance until it's tomorrow" is that low in the top 15, it is such a great song!! " I KNOWWWW!

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thinkofengland wrote:
April 2009

i'm surprised more people don't listen to this band. i love Becky & her voice :) Side of the Lord, Here Comes One, My Shadow Is A Monday, Bring Me A Song, Open Your Heart, Like An Arrow...how can you now love those?! and weirdly my favorite song off the new Decemberists album features Becky (Won't Want For Love)!

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nicolaaas wrote:
April 2009

i love her.

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metaphorslies wrote:
March 2009

Her voice on the new Decemberists album... perfection

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fladio wrote:
March 2009

this new picture is the BEST one. finally, a great photo for the group.

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unfit wrote:
February 2009

When she sings open your heart, tear it apart it just... sends shivers down my spine. So very good.

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feldunost wrote:
January 2009

how come "dance until it's tomorrow" is that low in the top 15, it is such a great song!!

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Kaitlynnnn wrote:
January 2009

horrible. i remember i saw them once when they opened for the decemberists and the whole time i was grinding my teeth, praying it would be over soon. her voice is bearable recorded, but incredibly irritating live. actually, she is just incredibly irritating live.

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misael_misael wrote:
December 2008

they are cool, but GOSH THAT PICTURE IS JUST TERRIBLE.

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beechee87 wrote:
November 2008

can't believe they haven't gotten more popular yet!

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Malakai_Meow wrote:
September 2008

So Lovely.

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wwRoss wrote:
July 2008

Was [i]Bird Songs of the Bauharoque[/i] ever recorded? Would really love to get a copy of that.

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Gears-San wrote:
July 2008

Dawwwww. It's like a litter of puppies, in musical form... utterly adorable.

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_mr_brightside wrote:
June 2008

It's nice that Becky is working on some film projects, but I want a new lavender diamond's album real soon.

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marissashley wrote:
May 2008

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50975-lavender-diamonds-becky-stark-talks-film-projects

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sarajill wrote:
May 2008

The JC Penny ad is confirmed on the group's Matador site. Wow. Let's hope they got some ca$h for it! Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/5mcgan

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toolgasm wrote:
May 2008

Loving these guys! Argh, so pretty. ^_^

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Vandring wrote:
May 2008

Also, I did NOT just hear Open Your Heart on a JC Penney commercial.

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Vandring wrote:
May 2008

Drugs never hurt anyone's music. Born-again Christians, on the other hand...

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