Song of the Sirens: Vivian Girls

By: Spacelab Research Staff

Oh, you mean those   Vivian Girls. Not the ones from Berkley, or Australia, or the conction of artist Henry Darger. These Vivian Girls make shoegaze-jangly pop songs with an echo chamber kind of feel to them. Vive le ninties!

They're releasing their self-titled debut on CD after a sold-out run on vinyl, good news for anyone into that sort of thing. Their swirling psychedelia feedback combined with a New York punk girl kind of vibe is the perfect iconoclast for people who like conflicted music. The vocals are reminiscent of Miki Berenyi of Lush, while the music draws as much from My Bloody Valentine and Jesus and Mary Chain.

Check out their recent performance at Death by Audio in Brooklyn, and then get the MP3:

 VIDEO: Vivian Girls live at Death by Audio

 MP3: Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To

Vivian Girls Tour Dates
08-01 Brooklyn, NY - Silent Barn*
08-04 Boston, MA - Great Scott*
08-05 Montreal, Quebec - Zoobizarre*
08-06 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee’s*
08-07 West Lafayette, IN - Zooleggers*
08-08 Chicago, IL - Subterranean*
08-09 Chicago, IL - Ronny’s (Mauled by Tigers Fest)
08-11 Columbus, OH - Café Bourbon Street*
08-12 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Rickety House*
08-13 Washington, DC - DC9*
08-14 Chapel Hill, NC - The Cave*
08-15 Baltimore, MD - Nerve Center*
08-16 Philadelphia, PA - Pi Lam*
08-20 Brooklyn, NY - Death by Audio
09-02 Brooklyn, NY - Death by Audio*
09-06 New York, NY - East Village Radio Festival

Vivian Girls Track List
01. All The Time
02. Such a Joke
03. Wild Eyes
04. Going Insane
05. Tell The World
06. Where Do You Run To
07. Damaged
08. No
09. Never See Me Again