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Since forming in 2009, a trip to Australia and a few new live members later, Vuvuvultures are soon to release their ‘VVV’ EP, via Popular Recordings, London’s freshest start up label and live night. While regularly performing with nothing but a bit of duct tape over the front woman’s nipples, while also hosting ‘The Island’ club night with its stack of blinking TVs as the stage backdrop, Vuvuvultures are far more than a bit of titillation and flashing lights. Recent recordings soon to appear on the EP are a combination of metal-infused guitar riffs and breakdowns, but with emphatic choruses the likes of We Were Promised Jetpacks or Biffy Clyro probably wish they’d written. Punky, edgy, but totally engaging.
A disco-infused alt pop album. Doesn’t sound like something which really fits in with the current zeitgeist, gone are the days when a new Rapture release would be the biggest thing ever. We’re in a world where The Black Keys are famous; the idea that a downright fun, funky album sounding o-k doesn’t sound right in the early days of [..]
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Grime-y rock’n’roll played to a backdrop of glossy arcade machines and neon lights. Directed by: Ricky Saiz
Director of Photography: Nathan Perkel
Asst. Director / 2nd Camera: Ian Lawton-King
Edited by: Evan Gatica
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February 12, 2012 The Lock Tavern
As part of their tour with Vice magazine, Fiction – one of London’s most interesting live acts right now – are taking on the Lock Tavern this Sunday with a couple of support acts thrown in and all.
