Itâs the Mekons and The Damned, The Louvins and Nick Cave, huddled in a Nashville basement waiting for the rain to let up.

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The Diamond Platinum Rings is the brainchild of Boston native, Seth A. Goodman. Born and raised an only child in the working class, historic suburb of Quincy, an adolescent Seth turned to music for companionship. Commiserating with The Monkeeâs "Tapioca Tundra", moving through Blue Oyster Cult, punk rock, 60âs, 70âs rock, country â like all great songwriters, he absorbed everything. But above all else, when the signature harmonies of the Everly Brothers found a place in Sethâs musical psyche and dug in deep, Seth started a band. The unlikely blend of a misfitâs punk rock sensibility and the beautiful harmonies and populist songs of the Everlys formed a reference point for Sethâs music that carried him to strange and wonderful places as an artist and songwriter.

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, âThe Stoned and The Lonelyâ, which is as eclectic as it is familiar and rocks as much as it soothes. Itâs 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 â even fun â but you need only scratch the surface to find a dark, often despairing undercurrent which is un-nerving. Says Seth, âI do have a bleak world view, thatâs true. But I think my songs allude to something deeper and more complex than simply âI hate myself, I hate the worldâ. For me, part of the appeal of writing songs is that it helps me to deal with things at an emotional level â something Iâm not always successful with. Iâm certainly more articulate with a guitar in my hands than I am in everyday conversation. The truth is, I donât always know how I feel about something or how to talk about it until Iâve 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. Itâs not like I sit around wringing my hands all day reading Sylvia Plathâ.

âThe Stoned and the Lonelyâ is currently available.
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