Album: The Vandelles [EP]
Year: 2009
Album: Del Black Aloha
Year: 2010
Genre: Noise Pop, Shoegaze, Post-punk, Surfgaze
Country: U.S. (NY)
I've only discovered The Vandelles recently, and I'm quite sorry to myself about that. I've been a fan of A Place to Bury Strangers since they released their 2009 album, 'Exploding Head', and The Vandelles pick up where they left off. Incredibly fuzzy guitars, mixed with feedback and pounding drums hold this album together as a Noise Pop classic. If you like a droning, at some points almost robotic, vocal style, you need these albums. The EP and the LP don't sound very much different, but its okay because they both sound very good, and its not a sound that gets boring quickly.
If you're skeptical, Look up the song 'Lovely Weather', which happens to be on both records. It should be on youtube. If you like the kind of style there, you will be hooked. The most obvious sound heard is that of A Place to Bury Strangers, but I also see the 'Surfgaze' sound of The Raveonettes. (By the way, I've officially just coined the term Surfgaze. Hopefully it doesn't already exist.) I highly recommend this album to someone who likes noisy post-punk, and who wants to feel like they're falling into a swirl of a black and gray abyss.
EP Rating: B+
LP Rating: A-
Tracklist:
[EP]
1. Fever of the Beat
2. Swell to Heaven
3. Die For it Cowboy
4. Lovely Weather
5.Dead Wave
[LP]
1. Dash n' Dive
2. Get Down
3. Lovely Weather
4. Roving Rex
5. Going Downtown
6. Chain Walking
7. Fever of the Beat
8. Blue LA Strip
9. Bomb the Surf
10. California Killer
11. Die For it Cowboy
12. Bad Volcano
EP Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?nzdn4nh0y4v
LP Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?llfnyzkjz0m
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