Diet Cola are a synth-punk band from Napierville, Ontario, that's been around since 2006 but have released just one EP. I guess that's because Josh from the band also plays in Deerhunter--ever heard of them? The music itself is more reminiscent of his other band, SIDS, Jay Reatard 's old band Lost Sounds, Total Control or old synth-punk acts like The Units. Their sound is one of raw, visceral noise – like how Dan Deacon might sound if he ditched the tie-dye, quit pretending he lived in a Wes Anderson flick, and joined a punk band. I wish more of the so-called P.O.S.T. P.U.N.K. London hipster bands got their substance-over-style ratio on a par with these guys.Diet Cola - "Sick Modern"Their new EP is available from Army of Bad Luck. There's more stuff coming soon apparently so keep checking their MySpace page. GEOFFREY INGRAMS
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Diet Cola are a synth-punk band from Napierville, Ontario, that's been around since 2006 but have released just one EP. I guess that's because Josh from the band also plays in Deerhunter--ever heard of them? The music itself is more reminiscent of his other band, SIDS, Jay Reatard 's old band Lost Sounds, Total Control or old synth-punk acts like The Units. Their sound is one of raw, visceral noise – like how Dan Deacon might sound if he ditched the tie-dye, quit pretending he lived in a Wes Anderson flick, and joined a punk band. I wish more of the so-called P.O.S.T. P.U.N.K. London hipster bands got their substance-over-style ratio on a par with these guys.Diet Cola - "Sick Modern"Their new EP is available from Army of Bad Luck. There's more stuff coming soon apparently so keep checking their MySpace page. GEOFFREY INGRAMS
