Pavlove is a five-piece indie-pop band out of Ghent, Belgium that was formed in 2014 as a four-piece and played gigs around the Ghent area until recently heading to the studio. The EP, Because Of You (November 2016) is the culmination of a re-tuning of the band’s sound alongside producer Tobie Speleman. The result is a clean, retro-pop sound with a touch of melancholy and just enough of a modern vibe to make them accessible across many age groups and genres. The band is Reina Rasti and Fabian Rasti who…
Read MoreA band from New Zealand that has had Vodka’s love and affection for decades, is The Bats. This is a band that performs with the same lineup they had clear back in 1982. Vodka’s only other post by the band, is the wonderful tribute to the Christchurch area in NZ following the 2011 earthquake, Simpletons, back in August 2013. Here is a new studio release of It’s Not The Same from the band’s 2011 long-player, Free All The Monsters. It’s a great way to announce the band’s upcoming…
Read MoreNote: The original video has disappeared. Here is an audio-only version: Stone’s Throw is about aspiring to achieve your dreams and it is from The National Parks sophomore effort entitled Until I Live (August 2015). The National Parks make sometimes bouncy, sometimes introspective, message-driven alt-pop and alt-folk tunes that inspire careful listening and yes, dancing. When the band released their first full-length, Young, back in September of 2013, they found an immediate following that grew by leaps and bounds. The release of…
Read MoreJenn Wasner is probably best known as one-half of the whole that is Wye Oak, the band that she formed with co-conspirator Andy Stack. With a desire to explore the more atmospheric elements of music, Jenn formed Flock Of Dimes back in 2011, and If You See Me, Say Yes (September 2016) is the first long-player from the side project. Semaphore (seen/heard here) is from that LP. Flock Of Dimes musically plays with the limits of music within the constructs of alt-pop. Jenn Wasner’s voice is more prevalent here…
Read MoreSometimes here at Vodka, we like to take a look back at artists that we reviewed some time ago and see how they are doing. Such is the case with Good Old War. We did a mini-review of Calling Me Names clear back in April 2013. I’ve got to say the duo has been busy perfecting their folk-pop chops and Never Gonna See Me Cry, the latest single from the duo’s new long-player Broken Into Better Shape (June 2015), is a great example of that!…
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