"The album's sonic identity is inseparable from Joseph D'Agostino, whose work with Cymbals Eat Guitars and Empty Country shares a similar sensitivity to emotional architecture. Bradley and D'Agostino met over a decade ago, bonded over songwriting, and eventually found themselves playing together in Empty Country's only live shows. Their shared instinct deepened into a kind of creative shorthand: weekends tracking guitars and vocals at D'Agostino's house, reimagining "Boomerang," insisting that "Everyday Is The Same" belonged on the record,"
"I'm curious about the private negotiations the mind makes with itself - the place where longing and risk overlap, strike bargains, and play the odds. Boomerang, to me, is partly confessional but more so an observation of those interior weather patterns: the drift, the pull, the return. In the end, the song settled into a shape that felt both familiar and uncanny, like something half-remembered from a dream."
Strange Pains is the project of Ted Bradley, with Joe D'Agostino producing, mixing, playing, and singing across the new double album The Diamond District. Bradley and D'Agostino met over a decade ago, bonded over songwriting, and later played together in Empty Country's live shows, developing a creative shorthand through weekend tracking sessions at D'Agostino's house. The collaboration included reimagining "Boomerang" and insisting that "Everyday Is The Same" appear on the record, with D'Agostino prioritizing clarity of intent over perfection. The lead single "Boomerang" features propulsive indie-rock hooks and big guitars; its lyrics probe interior negotiations, looping obsessions, and a familiar-uncanny dreamlike quality.
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