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Vivian Girls
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indie rock, punk, lo-fi, love at first listen, female vocalists… see all
Although only a band for a little more than a year, the Vivian Girls charms have already worked their magic on their short road to “out of nowhere” status. With their irresistable mix of 60’s girl-group sounds, punk, post-punk and shoegaze, the ‘Girls have mastered blurring the lines of genres and coming up with something aggressive yet beautiful; simple, gutsy music with a lot of class and melody.
But it’s not so out-of-nowhere as it seems. Cassie Ramone (gtr, vocals) and Kickball Katy (bass, vocals, drums) were longtime friends from high school, so when Frankie Rose (drums, vocals, bass) and Cassie decided to start a band, Katy seemed the obvious choice to complete the lineup. Spurred on by sharing common (and uncommon) influences, the girls started writing material and playing live pretty quickly in their adopted hometown of Brooklyn. Within the first couple of months they had already developed a strong local following, supporting acts like Jay Reatard, Japanther and King Khan & BBQ Show as well as finding kindred spirits in other locals like Crystal Stilts, caUSE co-MOTION! and The Woods, with whom they’ve shared many bills and helped develop a local scene.
Turning some heads at SXSW and a few national tours this year, the ‘Girls came back to NYC brandished with a new, powerful weapon. A killer debut single,
Wild Eyes, on the Plays With Dolls label.
But it’s not so out-of-nowhere as it seems. Cassie Ramone (gtr, vocals) and Kickball Katy (bass, vocals, drums) were longtime friends from high school, so when Frankie Rose (drums, vocals, bass) and Cassie decided to start a band, Katy seemed the obvious choice to complete the lineup. Spurred on by sharing common (and uncommon) influences, the girls started writing material and playing live pretty quickly in their adopted hometown of Brooklyn. Within the first couple of months they had already developed a strong local following, supporting acts like Jay Reatard, Japanther and King Khan & BBQ Show as well as finding kindred spirits in other locals like Crystal Stilts, caUSE co-MOTION! and The Woods, with whom they’ve shared many bills and helped develop a local scene.
Turning some heads at SXSW and a few national tours this year, the ‘Girls came back to NYC brandished with a new, powerful weapon. A killer debut single,
Wild Eyes, on the Plays With Dolls label.
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Where Do You Run To
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Tell The World
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Such a Joke
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Wild Eyes
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All the Time
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Going Insane
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Damaged
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Never See Me Again
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NO
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I Believe In Nothing
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Shoutbox
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nutop wrote:
i'll second the black tambourine. shop assistants, too.
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purplehayes86 wrote:
they' fine
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TQuacky wrote:
The Vivian Girls just did a great interview with Globecat. Check it out! http://globecat.blogspot.com/2008/08/aleatory-11-vivian-girls.html
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im_so_hood wrote:
i remember when i saw them and there was 5 other people there. basically, i'm pretty cool.
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callmefrosty wrote:
this album is my LLLIFE
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AgitReader wrote:
Check out our interview: http://www.agitreader.com/features/vivian_girls-8.18.html
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midnightenergy wrote:
black tambourine
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theneonfever wrote:
try The Vaselines...
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phd43 wrote:
great stuff. anyone know of more music like this?
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MyNameIsShun wrote:
good to see gazy music still lives. Will be seeing you gals at a brooklyn venue somewhere in brooklyn
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Life_is_Eternal wrote:
good work, girls - love your song "Where Do You Run To" xxx A
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cplavin wrote:
Played a spectacular show at Great Scott. You should go see them while they're touring right now if they come within 50 miles of you.
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starryspacenite wrote:
snds lk The Raincoats kinda
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TrashAGoGo90 wrote:
SO GOOD!
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johnnymetro wrote:
Me likey
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chrisdunst wrote:
brilliant brilliant band. album is wonderful and is probably one of the best albums iv'e heard this year.
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elachrym wrote:
Dope.
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romandavid wrote:
ARRGGG they're good
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poke_audio wrote:
Wish I could scrobble how many times I've listened to this 7"
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nervous_sexoid wrote:
make my face melt
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Events
- Aug 30 Sonic Youth McCarren Pool, New York, United States
- Sep 6 3rd annual Monster Island Arts and Music Festival Block Party Monster Island, Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Rescheduled to SUN: East Village Radio Festival
South Street Seaport, Pier 17, New York, United States
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- WebbingPlanner, Lillyliane, wreckobecko and 1 other person added Vivian Girls to their libraries. Saturday morning
- cataclisma tagged Vivian Girls with ‘recomendacoes’. Wednesday morning
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- hhcb added Vivian Girls to hhcb’s library. last month
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- RetroLowFi tagged Vivian Girls with ‘punk’ and ‘indie rock’. last month
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