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The Diamond in the Fish is the sophomore album by the American alternative rock band Havalina Rail Co., released on Tooth & Nail Records in 1996. The album was produced by Steve Hodge.
For their second release on Tooth & Nail. Havalina have tightened up their sound so it’s less chaotic but no less fun. Choosing to integrate a whole lot of cool jazzy and Latin sounds and a spy movie motif, this comes as a complete surprise after their debut. Again their choice of cover versions is inspiring; here we have a lounge version of «Paper Moon»! Great fun! But boy, are these boys eclectic, a didgeridoo introduces the atmospheric «Dominique’s Library». Sometimes it feels as if they’re inventing a new genre of music because there isn’t anything that really sounds like this! If «Prelude» and «Blues» is a Sinatraesque piece of lounge music then «Hot Pants» is pure Dylan! Overall, if you like your music quirky, humorous, rootsy and left field, hunt this one out. Completely creative and totally off the wall! [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, April 1998]
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CD tracklist:
01. The Theme From The Diamond In The Fish
02. If I Did Not Love You
03. Ballad Of A Spy
04. Paper Moon
05. Dominiques Library
06. Ron
07. No Brainer
08. Emmanuel
09. Prelude And Blues
10. Hot Pants
11. Banditos
12. The Diamond In The Fish
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Tooth & Nail Records. An alternate version of “Dominique’s Library” appeared on the Tooth & Nail Records sampler Art Core, Vol. 1. The songs “Banditos” and “The Diamond in the Fish” were later rerecorded for the retrospective We Remember Anarchy.
“The Diamond in the Fish” (MUSIC VIDEO)
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