Review #4 : Christian Diana

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Review #4

Artist: Christian Diana
Split: Weight & Sea
(Produced by RJ Pasin)

    Christian Diana is best known for his work as the lead singer of New York based indie rock band, The Foxfires. Defining themselves as their own mix of shoegaze and pop called seagaze, the band’s lyrics and songs are comprised of positive themes promoting self-worth, equality, and good times.
    Since the completion of their first full length album Reawakening, Christian has branched off to work on his self-titled solo project where he is finding a new sound within the folk genre. His 2017 release, Reflection became a strong first entry to his new discography, comprised of four songs, the stand out being his single, 4AM.

    Near the end of 2018, Christian and Curly, a pop-punk influenced and New York based singer-songwriter, appeared on a split EP entitled, Weight & Sea. Diana’s contributions to the album, Lost & Found and Forgotten Dreams, echo many of his Foxfire roots. Through the well-recorded and nostalgic guitar notes, the lyrics to Lost & Found certainly focus on the aforementioned importance of self-worth. These combined aspects nudge this track forward to a soundtrack level ambiance that This Is Us fans would swoon over. Additionally, due to the song’s changed-up structure and well crafted guitar playing the listener never feels as if the track is overly long or repetitive, despite its 4 minute and 17 second run-time. Lost & Found joins 4AM as one of Christian’s best written songs to date.
    Forgotten Dreams, the second Christian Diana original to appear on the split, uses light sound design to create an old-timey atmosphere. Amplified by guitar style, this man-made vibe ironically feels less nostalgic and more synthetic. Moving around that, one could certainly find it fitting to play this song unplugged by a fireplace or around a campfire. Your date might find it very deep, so why not! ;)

    Once the final chords are strummed in these first two songs, you will only hear Christian’s voice again towards the end Curly’s second number, Closure. His voice adds a nice variety to the lengthy song and works well with the progressive full-band instrumentals that bring the split to a close.

  If you’re interested, you can hear Weight & Sea on Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Play, Apple Music, and Bandcamp. Lost & Found also has a music video available on Christian Diana’s official Facebook page. Enjoy!

- Ryan Hanratty
Frosted Green Productions


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