On the recommendation of Ryan at The RSL Blog, I had the pleasure of catching VD this past Thursday….yeah I know. You should see the buttons.

Anyway, these guys have an old-school new-wave sensibility. You hear a bit of Cake and early 80’s Elvis Costello flavoring their own brand of solid indie rock music. This is a style that’s easy to do bad. Instead, these guys pull it off with a sophistication that you don’t see in bands that have been doing it for decades.

Their tunes have a lot of transitions, relatively speaking, but they’re unforced. You don’t hear them try to shoe-horn a bridge in just to keep things interesting. Their songs are simply well composed, with good energy and a great effort from all parts. No one piece overshadows the others.

I’d highly recommend you pick up the CD, “Let’s Become Machines” it’s a great addition to your collection. Also, catch them live. They’re solid performers and Rob Morris does this thing with his Wii-mi bar….or perhaps its a WiiWii Pedal. Cool to see, great to hear.

Vivian Darkbloom

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