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Fantasia Ball

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Sometimes one has to maintain a vision of what is beautiful. Diana Darby makes music that is a personal diary about love and her family. Often her songs are only guitar and voice. The songs sound like a whispered message from a friend. People who like Cat Power and Miranda Lee Richards will probably like this better. Diana captures a moment that feels like when the Velvet Undergound meets Love. But Diana is a storyteller too, and songs like "If It Feels Good" and "Ferry" expand our world. She mixes folk music with blues. It's very attention grabbing. It's a window to another world, where it's okay to be vulnerable. I am tired of the continuing death of eros. This is desiring and yearning music. It's an honest record that deals with beauty. Diana's voice holds my attention. It must be heard in a dark room on a special night.

Everyone from PJ Harvey to Kristin Hersh and Nico come to mind listening to "Fantasia Ball"- now that's some pretty elevated company, but as with all three of those artists, Darby has a knack of suggesting something quite dark and disturbing at the same time as uttering softly-spoken melodies. "Summer" combines Throwing Muses strumming with Lemonheads-era Julianna Hatfield backing vocals, and is worth the asking price all by itself. "Fantasia Ball" is quite some emotional journey- one you should take today.

Everyone from PJ Harvey to Kristin Hersh and Nico come to mind listening to "Fantasia Ball"- now that's some pretty elevated company, but as with all three of those artists, Darby has a knack of suggesting something quite dark and disturbing at the same time as uttering softly-spoken melodies. "Summer" combines Throwing Muses strumming with Lemonheads-era Julianna Hatfield backing vocals, and is worth the asking price all by itself. "Fantasia Ball" is quite some emotional journey- one you should take today.