Diamond Youth was an American

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History

Diamond Youth began in 2010, under the name Diamond, with the release of a 7" on Photobooth Records titled ''DMND''. In 2011, Diamond Youth released an EP titled ''Don't Lose Your Cool'' on Alliance Trax and Fita Records. In December, the band supported

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on their brief holiday tour dubbed It's a Wonderful Gig Life. In 2013, Diamond Youth released their third EP titled ''Orange'' on Topshelf Records. In March, they embarked on a two-week tour with Turnover and PJ Bond. In November and December, the band went on tour with

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. In February 2014, Diamond Youth released their fourth EP titled ''Shake'' on Topshelf Records. In April, the group supported

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on their headlining US tour. In July, the group embarked on a UK tour with

and Headroom. In March 2015, Diamond Youth announced plans to release a full-length album. On May 19, 2015, Diamond Youth released their first full-length album titled ''Nothing Matters'' on Topshelf Records. They split later that year, with Fang and Yates moving on to play in

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Band members

*Justin Gilman – vocals, guitar (2010–2015) *Sam Trapkin – guitar (2010–2015) *Daniel Fang – bass (2010–2015) *Brendan Yates – drums (2010–2015) *Ian Hurdle – drums (2015) *Grayson Wallace – bass (2015)

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Nothing Matters'' (2015, Topshelf) ;EPs * ''DMND'' (2010, Photobooth) * ''Don't Lose Your Cool'' (2011, Alliance Trax + Fita) * ''Orange'' (2013, Topshelf) * ''Shake'' (2014, Topshelf) ;Singles * "Nothing Matters" (2015)

References

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