1. becky is the bomb.

la-underground at 2:10AM on May 3rd 2007

2. this is kind of terrible!

hu-card at 12:51PM on May 3rd 2007

3. i dig it.

EMO WILLIAMS at 7:43PM on May 3rd 2007

4. the EP offered so much potential. if this single and video is a sign of things to come from the new full-length, i'm less than enthused. here's hoping to better tracks...

darlingkel at 9:19PM on May 3rd 2007

5. i love it! and the album is wonderful.

dontneedanything at 8:57PM on May 4th 2007

6. the album is a bit of a letdown, but i still have faith in becky and the rest!

ikes at 6:02PM on May 7th 2007

7. great song but the band's annoying hipster aesthetic + self-conscious cuteness give me a toothache.

mgrossinger at 5:04AM on May 13th 2007

8. Love it cause Becky is real and the band works hard to remain enchanted in a mostly fallen world. "Hipster" isn't even remotely on point since it connotes posturing, and if you've known this band and its members--each of whom epitomize the opposite of poser--it's inconceivable. Echo Park might be in the midst of a current implosion, but Becky and LD are prehistoric compared to most everyone else in that scene.
What I love about this music is the earthy, meatloaf-esque chorus/anthem, the ethereal quality of her voice, the piano sounds like parlor room sing alongs, the LSD inspired costumery, the politics of optimism. It borders on delusion, grand illusion, chicanery--and that it walks this razor line is a strength.
You have got to realize how impossible this stuff is to translate in any context other than live performance or almost dialogue. At shows, Becky talks A LOT...and this really sets up the context for the songs. Some aspects of trance, power ballads, humanistic spellcasting. Rock videos, third party music industry reviews, outsiders with no committment seem to attack it at the most obvious level. They doubt its authentic, but if you have ever willed yourself out of depression and back into the light, you'd understand that there's a little bit of deception at the center of anything truly magical and transformative.
This is music for healing in the most literal way.

jayjoplin at 6:11PM on May 15th 2007

9. Absolutely love this song. The album is quite annoying though, :(

Alexandre Poulin at 9:45PM on May 15th 2007

10. I love Lavender Diamond, but I have to say this video is a huge disappointment.

bill at 10:24AM on May 30th 2007

11. whoa, this girl can't skate and it ruins the video! i like the song though...

boopie at 4:25AM on Oct 30th 2007