Reviews in Brief
…her signposts are fleeting and elusive in an album that demands as much from the listener as it gives.
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WZRD radio: For You, Stranger
From the review of For, You Stranger on WZRD’s blog: Diane Marie Kloba is a Chicago native who these days hunkers down in west-suburban Franklin Park. She’s a free-spirited strangeling who writes and performs wry, ramshackle avant pop. Active since the 1990s when she fronted the band The Silent Workers, For You, Stranger is her fourth solo album……
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Illinois Entertainer: For You, Stranger
From the review of For You Stranger in the March 2010 Illinois Entertainer: Diane Marie Kloba pursues a more avant-garde sound on her latest solo effort, For You, Stranger, than she did as a member of The Silent Workers. At times, her spoken, childlike vocals and spacey arrangements get too cutesy as on the title track,…
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KZSU Radio: For You, Stranger
From the review of For You, Stranger by Your Imaginary Friend at KZSU (Stanford University): …a higher art form than we are mostly used to. …Not a cliché or pop pandering bullshit melody or guitar line to be found. …refreshing, so non-narcissistic… Read the rest…