Kevin Bronson on September 25th, 2012

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“A lot of these songs came out of the raw need to transform something so painful,” Lavender Diamond’s Becky Stark tells the L.A. Times in an interview published today. “Writing and singing, it’s a way to do that. That’s why music can be such an amazing healing force.” Stark’s aspirations are fulfilled on “Incorruptible Heart,” the second Lavender Diamond album and the L.A. quartet’s first since 2007’s “Imagine Our Heart.” Whether Stark’s serene voice is framed by chamber-pop, folk or dancey electro, “Incorruptible Heart” (out today) is honey to the ears, and only the hardest of hearts could think it not tonic for the soul. Director Maximilla Lukacs gets it right in the new video – floating.

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