Ok so admittedly I was a bit late to the table with NYC's Vivian Girls. I had been made aware of their awesome full length album last year but really sort of never delved further into them and the album disappeared to the back of my 'to listen to more' pile.
Recently i've been catching up on bands I want to check more out from and they have been the soundtrack to this week with their simplistic and minimal pop rock.
They are a very easy and fun listen, my personal favourite release (besides the album) is definitely the Surfs Up 7". Download the best track from it titled 'Second Date' here. and if you like that grab the title cut 'Surfin' Away' here. In a way this 7" is a lot more lighthearted than previous releases. (Unfortunately, this release was limited to a 1000 copies so i'm sure it's beyond sold out, check ebay etc if you really want to source out a copy).
Today XLR8R magazine posted an interview with the girls:
If you aren't already familiar with XLR8R 'id highly reccomend checking it out, if not on a dailybasis they have excellent exclusive MP3'S, Podcasts and videos like the one above.
Vivian Girls 'Tell The World' from Vivian Girls.
Check out more Vivian Girls music here.
SUPER WILD HORSES
On the subject of Vivian Girls, a workmate recently informed me that if I enjoy Vivian Girls I should 100% check out a Melbourne band called Super Wild Horses as they we're 'better'.
Now i'm not one to tally bands up against each other but he was right in the fact that if anyone enjoys Vivian Girls, Super Wild Horses are a must.
They have a new 6 song 7" out now through ARRGHT! records and you can download one of the tracks 'What Started The Noise?' here. If you wish to order the 7" check their Myspace for details and also to hear more of their brilliant music.
For any Melbourne readers, they are playing on the 27th of this month supporting Pageants at the Edinburgh castle in Bruswick which will end up their month long residency there.
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