Artist · chart history
Lavender Diamond
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 2003
Lavender Diamond formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, United States. Lavender Diamond has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2012–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Don't Recall”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #83. The station that charted Lavender Diamond most often is The Current (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2012.
Lavender Diamond began as a character in a puppet play. Living in Providence, Rhode Island, Becky Stark first performed under the name in Birdsongs of the Bauharoque, a touring show she wrote and built with puppeteer Xander Marro, inspired by the artist Paul Laffoley, and a homemade CD of her songs traveled with it in a hand-sewn, silkscreened sleeve.
Once Stark moved to Los Angeles, the project grew into a duo and then a four-piece. With help from local patrons Brian Kaneda and Josh Scuteri they self-released a four-song EP and played ArthurFest, South by Southwest and the CMJ New Music Seminar, and in 2006 they signed to Rough Trade in Europe and Matador in the US and spent three weeks on the road with the Decemberists. The debut album, Imagine Our Love, followed in 2007; they also turned up on the Madonna tribute Through the Wilderness, and in 2009 covered "Purple Rain" for a SPIN tribute to Prince.
Incorruptible Heart, in 2012, is sweet, sunlit and a touch otherworldly, and "I Don't Recall" is its standout: a gentle, lilting song that drifts in like a daydream. Jeffrey Rosenberg played guitars and bass and sang backup from 2004 to 2013, alongside Steve Gregoropoulos, Ron Regé, Jr. and Devon Williams.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Lavender Diamond on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Don't Recall | 2 | #83 | – | 2012 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 484 | I Don't Recall | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now |
| 2012 | 83 | I Don't Recall | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012 |
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