Diego is an

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band from

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, formed in 2005.

History

After its formation in 2005, the band released eight songs on an EP titled ''Diego'' in 2007 on Rookie Records. In April 2008, the first full-length studio Album, ''Two'', was recorded which was released on 31 October 2008 by Noisedeluxe Records. The album received a favourable review from the ''Plattentests.de''

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that noted a melancholic and longing mood in the songs. The ''

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'' wrote about a "cool elegance" of this album and highlighted the guitar arrangements. In 2010, Diego met the producer Kurt Ebelhäuser to record the second album ''Gold''. It was released on 24 September 2010 by Unter Schafen Records. The ''Intro'' magazine called it "generally a step ahead" but also criticised Diego for again being too arbitrary, for showing too few characteristics and rough edges. ''Sonic Seducer'', though, lauded the increasing use of bass lines and called it a work of

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"with a throaty voice and twirling guitars" whose style was allegedly rare in Germany. The ''Motor.de'' webzine commented that Diego had a style of its own.

Style

Diego plays

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with influences from New Wave and is often compared to bands like

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and

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- In the case of the album ''Two'', these similarities have even led to repeated accusations of

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History

Style

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