Pawnshop Diamond

Pawnshop Diamond’s distinct folk-pop is the backdrop for songs of love, family and all things optimistically morbid. On stage, this five-piece delivers Canadiana in all its goodness. With stage chemistry that can only come from great friends playing music together, Pawnshop Diamond lights up the stage with beautiful harmonies and feel good grooves. They have graced the stage with such artists as Sarah Harmer and Corb Lund and have performed on a diverse array of festival stages including New Music West, Big Time Out, Starbelly Jam, Rock For Insite and Fearless Festival. "This Vancouver, BC five-piece is a great example, incorporating the time-tested tools of solid songwriting with decidedly modern musicianship, sharp lyricism, and angles of production that leave the songs sounding both vintage and timeless." - CD Baby Feature Review "This is classy adult rock in a deftly played and efficient 10-song package, lying somewhere on the blurry border between alt-folk and country. But vocalist-guitarist Katie Ormiston's Neko Case-ish voice is a little too bright and cheerful for either, and same goes for her songwriting. Like everything else on Leaning to the Sun, it gets under... more...