STREAM: “He’s Gone” (The Chantels cover)
This February, the Vivian Girls will release their new vinyl & digital single, My Love Will Follow Me, as the seventh release on their own Wild World label. The single was recorded in Brattleboro, VT by Kyle Thomas of Happy Birthday and King Tuff, who also plays guitar on the B-side – a cover of The Chantels’ “He’s Gone.” This single shows the Girls moving towards a Spector-esque recording approach and showcases their intricate vocal harmonies.
Vivian Girls released their sophomore album via the wonderful In The Red label on September 8th, 2009. Everything Goes Wrong was released almost exactly a year after In The Red’s reissue of their self-titled debut. While the band has again captured their raw edge – as the influence of ’60s girl groups, The Wipers and California surf, still ring true, Everything Goes Wrong is without a doubt a darker, moodier album than its predecessor. With the My Love Will Follow Me single, the Girls’ sound continues to evolve with a more poppy, vocal-heavy approach.
Over the last year, the Vivian Girls have toured the US, Europe, Japan and Australia, received a considerable amount of national and international press, and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. One of the hardest working bands in America, the Vivian Girls continue to tour heavily whilst working on Wild World and recording new material.
VIVIAN GIRLS
Fri-Jan-29 Brooklyn, NY BAM Howard Gilman Opera House *
Thu-Feb-04 San Diego, CA Casbah #
Fri-Feb-05 Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar #
Sat-Feb-06 Los Angeles, CA The Smell #
Mon-Feb-08 Santa Cruz, CA Crepe Place #
Tue-Feb-09 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill #
Thu-Feb-11 Portland, OR Holocene #
Fri-Feb-12 Vancouver, BC Biltmore #
Sat-Feb-13 Seattle, WA High Dive #
Mon-Mar-08 Boston, MA Great Scott %
Tue-Mar-09 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa %
Wed-Mar-10 Toronto, ON Wrongbar %
Thu-Mar-11 Detroit, MI Magic Stick %
Fri-Mar-12 Chicago, IL Subterranean %
Sat-Mar-13 Grinnell, IA Gardner Lounge / Grinnell College %
Sun-Mar-14 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall %
Mon-Mar-15 Norman, OK Opolis %
Tue-Mar-16 Dallas, TX Lounge on Elm Street %
Mar-17 – Mar-20 Austin, TX SXSW
Mon-Mar-22 Houston, TX The Mink $
Tue-Mar-23 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar $
Wed-Mar-24 Oxford, MS Red Star Bar $
Thu-Mar-25 Atlanta, GA 529 $
Fri-Mar-26 Durham, NC Duke Coffeehouse $
Sat-Mar-27 Baltimore, MD Ottobar $
* = SOUNDS LIKE BROOKLYN FESTIVAL with LES SAVY FAV
# = with BEST COAST
% = with MALE BONDING
$ = with WETDOG and HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Vivian Girls
My Love Will Follow Me
(Wild World)
Street Date: Feb. 16, 2010 (vinyl & digital / iTunes exclusive)
01 My Love Will Follow Me
02 He’s Gone (exclusive to vinyl version)
Vivian Girls
Everything Goes Wrong
(In The Red)
Street Date: Sept. 8, 2009
01 Walking Alone at Night
02 I Have No Fun
03 Can’t Get Over You
04 Desert
05 Tension
06 Survival
07 The End
08 When I’m Gone
09 Out for the Sun
10 I’m Not Asleep
11 Double Vision
12 You’re My Guy
13 Before I Start to Cry
VIVIAN GIRLS LINKS:
Band Page: viviangirls.net
Myspace: myspace.com/viviangirlsnyc
Twitter: twitter.com/viviangirls