DINERS RELEASE NEW ALBUM DOMINO VIA BAR/NONE RECORDS

LOS ANGELES RELEASE SHOW AT GENGHIS COHEN TONIGHT TOURING WITH CHRIS FARREN THIS FALL

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STEREOGUM: “knack for bringing classic Beatles-esque pop songwriting into today’s lo-fi analog landscape"” PASTE MAGAZINE: “a glorious, sun-soaked slice of power pop that lives up to its title… a timeless tune buoyed by a charming and unforgettable earworm chorus.” -  Best Songs of 2023 (so far) re: “The Power” FLOOD MAGAZINE: “Domino’s early singles lean into the Southern Californian legacy of surf-rock music while bolstered by the power-pop sensibilities brought to the table by the album’s producer Mo Troper” BROOKLYN VEGAN: "Domino was produced by (Mo) Troper and you can feel a sonic kinship on jangly, harmony-filled first single ‘The Power.’” UNDER THE RADAR: "another sweet and sunny track, pairing Broderick’s infectious guitar lines with some jangly percussion, breezy pop harmonies, and an earworm chorus." - re: “Domino” BUZZBANDS LA: "a crisp guitar sound that will bring a smile to the faces of fans of Big Star, the dB’s and the Feelies"  Today, Blue Broderick has released her new album as Diners, the 10-song DOMINO via Bar/None Records. The new record comes in the wake of Blue's permanent relocation to Los Angeles, and their coming out as transgender. Though the new songs don't explicitly reference her trans identity, Broderick believes the album couldn’t have been written without the freeing and energizing experience of coming out. It’s also the loudest record they’ve ever made, thanks in part to producer and power pop enthusiast Mo Troper’s intent to wrangle Broderick’s soft spoken 70’s sound into a ripping rock n roll record.  Though initially unmoored by all the cracking snares and guitar feedback, Blue explains “This is the rock record that I always wanted to make. I know that any time I turn it on, it’s what I set out to do.” Troper elaborates, saying “I was working on this record at a very strange time in my life and sometimes I think it literally saved my life.” Diners will celebrate the album release tonight in Los Angeles with a headline show at Genghis Cohen before embarking on a run of headlines dates, and eventually joining Chris Farren on a leg of his national tour that includes stops in New York, DC, Austin, and a packed Philly lineup that also includes Jeff Rosenstock, an occasional live member of the Diners band.  Watch the videos for singles “The Power,” “Domino,” “Someday I’ll Go Surfing,” and “Working On My Dreams” below, and listen to the album HERE.

DINERS TOUR DATES Aug 18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Genghis Cohen Aug 19 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Secret Sep 3 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Quarters Sep 5 - Denver, CO @ 7th Circle Sep 6 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge Sep 7 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen Sep 8 - Pittsburgh, PA -@ Mr. Roboto Sep 9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere: Zone One * Sep 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore  ^ Sep 11 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd * Sep 12 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Back Room * Sep 13 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Purgatory Stage * Sep 14 - Athens, GA @ Flicker Bar and Theater w/ Night Palace Sep 15 - Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub * Sep 16 - Tampa, FL @ Hooch and Hive * Sep 18 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa Sep 19 - Austin, TX @ The Ballroom at Spider House *  Sep 20 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada * Sep 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar * Sep 23 - San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room at House Of Blues * October 11th - Portland, OR @ TBD October 12th - Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge October 14th - Everett, WA @ Lucky Dime * supporting Chris Farren ^ supporting Jeff Rosenstock & Chris Farren Tickets Available Here

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Tracklist: 01 Working On My Dreams 02 Domino 03 So What 04 Someday I’ll Go Surfing 05 The Power 06 Painted Pictures 07 I Don’t Think About You The Way I Used To 08 From My Pillow 09 Your Eyes Look Like Christmas 10 Wisdom More on DOMINO: Blue Broderick, the singer/songwriter behind Diners, was chatting with her pal and fellow songwriter Mo Troper, who would soon produce her next record. Both power pop enthusiasts and Beatles worshippers, Broderick knew Troper would bring a keen sensibility to the sessions, which would take place in a high-end Portland studio, the Trash Treasury. But Troper was insistent on a particular direction: he wanted to channel Diners’ vintage 70s pop sound into a ripping rock n roll record. What would that mean exactly? More distortion, certainly, and the precise multi-guitar arrangements of power pop bands like the dBs and The Shivvers. Described as the loudest drummer Broderick has ever worked with, Troper found upping the tempo and laying in hard on the cymbals to be a reliable solution for any hamstrung material. Finally, with the addition of accomplished metal and punk engineer Jack Shirley’s mixing, the energetic DOMINO makes good on the duo’s ambition. “This is the rock record that I always wanted to make,” Broderick says. “I know that any time I turn it on, it’s what I set out to do.” During those initial discussions with Troper, Broderick was game for a new approach. Much had changed since 2022’s Four Wheels and the Truth, a gentle and spacious collection of her signature guitar pop: she’d relocated to Los Angeles and come out as trans. At first it seemed fitting to completely rename the project, to redefine her art in the way she’d redefined her life, and the prospect of starting over brought an exciting burst of new ideas. Though none of the songs on DOMINO explicitly reference her trans identity, Broderick believes the album couldn’t have been written without the freeing and energizing experience of coming out. As a result, she examines subject matter familiar to Diners' listeners--promises, goals, living up to one’s own ideals, hoping the world can change for the better--with even greater clarity of purpose. Ultimately, a friend convinced her it didn’t make sense to start at square one when, after ten years and six full-length albums, her audience would better see this change as part of a larger whole. Broderick’s work has always been Diners, and DOMINO, despite its overdriven guitars and snappier pace, still has Diners’ lyrical charm at its core. There’s always been a breeze blowing through Broderick’s wistful melodies, but here they glide alongside fuzz bass, thick drums and hazy tremolo. The surfy swoon of "So What" gains an urgent Cars-like bop in the chorus, while “Painted Pictures” has Broderick peacefully ruminating among swaggering Neil Young guitars. “The Power” has the irresistible stomp of Big Star, complete with McCartney harmonies and tambourine shimmer. On the first day of tracking, Broderick felt unmoored by all the cracking snares and guitar feedback, but is proud to have trusted her gut. “It’s good to be a little naïve with a lot of creative things,” she says. There’s no mistaking DOMINO as anything less than a big departure, but with jangly, affirming jams like “Working on My Dreams” and “Someday I’ll Go Surfing”, Broderick believes the album has plenty to offer fans of Diners’ mellow, optimistic catalog. “This one is positive too,” she insists, “but I am trying to rock the house.”

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