The Diary is the dark side of Anything Box co-founder Claude S. While Anything Box aims for the dancefloor with the blithe synth pop of Erasure and early Depeche Mode, the Diary summons the ghosts of gothic-rock royalty: Joy Division, the Cure, and Bauhaus. Eschewing Anything Box's crush on sprightly keyboards and bouncy melodies, the Diary expresses bitterness and heartache with sullen guitars ...more










