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WEED DIAMOND SEES THE SUN WHERE THERE’S NONE

One thing I certainly didn't expect was that it would inspire the kind of sunstroke sounds that have come from Denver resident Tim Perry under his fucking awful moniker Weed Diamond. It's...

When I think of Denver, Colorado, I think of lumberjack shirts, the Rocky Mountains, and John Denver (though he was born in Roswell). One thing I certainly didn't expect was that it would inspire the kind of sunstroke sounds that have come from Denver resident Tim Perry under his fucking awful moniker

Weed Diamond.

It's great that you smoke loads of dope and everything, but unless you're Afro Man, you look like a dick telling everyone. Fortunately the music's fucking great. Taking cues from doo-wop, old Americana, as well as blissed-out dub sounds, Weed Diamond's music is simultaneously nostalgic and very of the moment, just like a letterman jacket. The track below, "Arlington Baby," sounds like Dennis Wilson playing the breeze. Seven-inches are coming out on

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Weed Diamond - "Arlington Baby"