prefixmag (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Vivian Girls run through three songs in less than nine minutes at the Whitney Museum in the latest episode of Tunnelvision. Ray Concepcion recorded the video, focusing on one of the Girls' moms, and using extreme close-ups that would make Wayne Campbel l proud. The three tracks here appear on Vivian Girls' Everything Goes Wrong, which is out now. [ Pitchfork ]
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
In addition to being a fairly popular indie band, Vivian Girls also run Wild World Records. To date, the label has solely been used to release Vivian Girls singles, like “Surf’s Up” and “Wild Eye”. However, as Brooklyn Vegan reports, the label will soon branch out as it will be releasing three-Non Vivian Girl releases in the weeks ahead. In the...
This Music Wins (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Dum Dum Girls fit in perfectly with everything i've been blogging about recently, they are 60s revivalists hit up on playing catchy and reverb soaked punk music that sounds just like Vivian Girls. If sound wasn't enough confirmation, they have recruited the Crystal Stilts/Vivian Girls drummer Frankie Rose to their touring band (who incidentally has her own solo project...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... the 40 Best Brooklyn Bands of Right Now ? Urb4n0utfitt3d: yea, it had some of my total favves! Vivian Girls , St. Vincent … i would tooootally make out with those chicks if I got drunk enough, fyi. Kanyeglasses7: eww u r a lesbo. i’m more into MGMT . New York Magazine says they’re “prodigious.” Urb4n0utfitt3d: wut does that mean? Kanyeglasses7: it’s...
SoundsXP (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong We should have reviewed this a month ago but at the time I was wandering through Italian olive groves, thinking of the organic ‘slow food’ to come that night, and the Vivian Girls on my iPod sounded too harsh and urban for those bucolic surroundings. Once I arrived back in London, to dirt, stress and fast food, then it all...
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
(sorry not the best video ever!) Let's go ahead and get the obvious out of the way, the ladies of The Girls at Dawn bear a striking resemblance to the ladies of Vivian Girls. Their tunes are similar in that they both tend towards the lo-fi end of things, with a heavy garage influence, and lovely girl group harmonies. Now let's move on and try to not compare them to Vivian...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
by Bill Pearis Austin's understated, lovely Yellow Fever launched a short West Coast / South West tour last night in San Diego, and are also set -- any day now -- to release their debut album on Wild World Records , the label run by Vivian Girls . The album appears to be a compilation of Yellow Fever's three EPs to date. For those who haven't been following along, it'll be a nice one-stop...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... the night, W.K. was noodley and playful, tacking pointy chords to the song's building progression. Vivian Girls were another of the night's guests. They added eerie siren-like back ups to "Crooked Head" and "No Epiphany," as they do (with Frankie Rose who was playing her own show across town ) on the recorded version. Another album guest, Katie Stelmanis , who stole the show with...
Burning World (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... When I Get Home 15. Tell The World 16. I Believe In Nothing 17. Damaged 18. My Baby Wants Me Dead Vivian Girls will return to the UK early next year. 14th January - Brighton, Freebutt 15th January - Oxford, Jericho Tavern 16th January - Birmingham, Academy 3 17th January - Manchester, Deaf Institute 18th January - Liverpool, Korova 20th January - Glasgow, Captains Rest 21st January...
Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Listen to Vivian Girls performed at Mohawk Outside Stage on March 21, 2009
The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... artists. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is “The End” by Vivian Girls from the 2009 album Everything Goes Wrong on In The Red . Vivian Girls - The End ( MP3 ) In case your head is in the sand Vivian Girls is an all girl lo-fi garage rock outfit hailing from Brooklyn. Back in 2007 these ladies — Cassie Ramone...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Woodsist pic by Tim Griffin, CMJ pics by Ryan Muir (for Metromix) THEN... July 2009 - Dum Dum Girls @ Woodsist Fest in Brooklyn (more by Tim Griffin) AND NOW... October 2009 - Dum Dum Girls @ AAM CMJ party...
Sound Bites (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
This was the first day of Dum Dum Girls existence as a live band, but clearly they spent a lot of time working out the details, from the look -- bangs, gorgeous Silvertone guitars and bass, extremely short black dresses...
Music Snobbery (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The last day of CMJ felt like a mad dash to the finish line as bands tried to cram in final shows amidst a horrible weather day. When you weren't getting drenched outside, you were sweating up a storm inside. After my showcase and visiting BV's last hurrah with Pete & The Pirates, I ducked into Mercury to see Sub Pop's latest signee, Dum Dum Girls . If you mistaken these Los Angeles ladies for...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
New York trio will now hit a further six venues
