| Free Dimensional | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Diamond Rings |
| Cover: | Diamond Rings - Free Dimensional.jpg |
| Released: | October 23, 2012 |
| Recorded: | 2012 |
| Genre: | Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Synthpop |
| Length: | 41:25 |
| Label: | Secret City Records |
| Producer: | Damian Taylor, Diamond Rings |
| Prev Title: | Special Affections |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
Free Dimensional, released on October 23, 2012, is the second and final studio album from Canadian musician Diamond Rings (real name: John O'Regan).
According to O'Regan, his Diamond Rings persona exists "to sort of smash that kind of tendency that I think we all have to sort of hide behind ourselves. And I think this record's probably, or definitely, my strongest statement that I've made to date."[1] He also says a big part of this album was "becoming more comfortable as a musician and a composer and an arranger", and "I felt like I really stepped up as a singer with this album, and I’m really proud of that.”[2]
O'Regan has stated that this album is more polished than Special Affections, but "I didn’t really change my approach lyrically or emotionally. I feel like they’re still conveying the same message, but just coated in a way that has a few more layers of gloss. It’s like we spent a two more hours waxing the car."[3] He attributes the album's heavier dance orientation to his unique recording set-up: "I had a sit-down desk and I got rid of it cause I started working all day on these songs and I started feeling really sluggish, like I was a banker or something. So I got rid of the desk, put my computer up, and started recording like that. And it just all has a more dance-ready feel because I was dancing when I was making it!"[4]
O'Regan has compared Special Affections to Free Dimensional: "The old album is more introspective, whereas Free Dimensional seems outrospective. It's got all this energy coming out of it."[5]