I'd never heard of Vuvuvultures until a local night out in Middlesbrough plugged them on Facebook earlier today, as they are making an appearance at said night out in July. I decided to listen to them nonetheless, as their appearance falls after my exams are over so I decided if I enjoyed them I'd treat myself!
Clicking onto their SoundCloud, I was anxious as going by the images on Google, such as the one above, Vuvuvultures seemed a bit too 'out there' for me! After listening to their EP VVV a few times, however, I can comfortably say that they are not as X-rated as they first appear, so do not fear! They're still pretty rocky, but not intimidating rocky, just brilliantly edgy.
The London group are phenomenally talented in manipulating pop into a distorted darkness, what with the clash between the insanely catchy beats and the raw melancholic vocals. This creates a modern sound which comes across brilliantly on record and (I can imagine) sounding great live.
My favourite song from the debut EP is Safe Skin, simply because it is so catchy! I also really like the tone of lead vocalist Harmony Boucher's voice in this song, and it's perfect to sing along to with its use of repetition.
Aside from VVV, the band's SoundCloud includes single Stay Still which is also brilliant, and has an interesting/possibly disturbing music video! Also, quite weirdly, there is a 2 second clip of the correct pronunciation of Vuvuvultures. When I first saw this I was intrigued and assumed it must have a really obscure pronunciation, but no, it's just how you would expect. Slight disappointment!
Fingers crossed, I'll be going to see Vuvuvultures in Middlesbrough in July. If I do, I will definitely do a 'Caught Live' review for you all! But for now, I have included links to SoundCloud and the band's website, enjoy!
Listen to Vuvuvultures EP on their website here.
If you live locally in Middlesbrough, you can see Vuvuvultures live at Milk Saturdays at Empire. Event details can be found here.
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