About Us

Beginning as John Doe's secret bedroom project, Downtown Diner developed into an psychedelic indie folk band after he moved to Montreal and met his future bandmates. After a series of demos, and the growing legend of their intense live shows, full-band LP with the same name as the band has - Downtown Diner -  came out via help of undisclsoed label in 2020. Recorded in a basement, their lofi debut documents struggles with life, love and boredom, and showcases the scrapbook absurdism at Downtown Diner's core.

Listen to the newest single Boo Boo Boo

The band's 2020 secret Canadian debut, is a culmination of what has been in their head for some time; the album they have been waiting for the means to record. The album arrived full of grand, sweeping ambition – with vocals so urgent that it often feels like it is moved by compulsion rather than choice, with all the rawness of early Karen O and influences as disparate as Charli XCX and The Cranberries. After receiving wide critical acclaim, Downtown Diner was shortlisted as one of the best group debuts of 2020.