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Vivian Girls
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indie rock, female vocalists, lo-fi, punk, noise pop… see all
United States
Although only a band for a little more than a year, the Vivian Girls charms have already worked their magic on their short road to “out of nowhere” status. With their irresistable mix of 60’s girl-group sounds, punk, post-punk and shoegaze, the ‘Girls have mastered blurring the lines of genres and coming up with something aggressive yet beautiful; simple, gutsy music with a lot of class and melody.
But it’s not so out-of-nowhere as it seems. Cassie Ramone (gtr, vocals) and Kickball Katy (bass, vocals, drums) were longtime friends from high school, so when Frankie Rose (drums, vocals, bass) and Cassie decided to start a band, Katy seemed the obvious choice to complete the lineup. Spurred on by sharing common (and uncommon) influences, the girls started writing material and playing live pretty quickly in their adopted hometown of Brooklyn. Within the first couple of months they had already developed a strong local following, supporting acts like Jay Reatard, Japanther and King Khan & BBQ Show as well as finding kindred spirits in other locals like Crystal Stilts, caUSE co-MOTION! and The Woods, with whom they’ve shared many bills and helped develop a local scene.
Turning some heads at SXSW and a few national tours this year, the ‘Girls came back to NYC brandished with a new, powerful weapon. A killer debut single,
Wild Eyes, on the Plays With Dolls label.
But it’s not so out-of-nowhere as it seems. Cassie Ramone (gtr, vocals) and Kickball Katy (bass, vocals, drums) were longtime friends from high school, so when Frankie Rose (drums, vocals, bass) and Cassie decided to start a band, Katy seemed the obvious choice to complete the lineup. Spurred on by sharing common (and uncommon) influences, the girls started writing material and playing live pretty quickly in their adopted hometown of Brooklyn. Within the first couple of months they had already developed a strong local following, supporting acts like Jay Reatard, Japanther and King Khan & BBQ Show as well as finding kindred spirits in other locals like Crystal Stilts, caUSE co-MOTION! and The Woods, with whom they’ve shared many bills and helped develop a local scene.
Turning some heads at SXSW and a few national tours this year, the ‘Girls came back to NYC brandished with a new, powerful weapon. A killer debut single,
Wild Eyes, on the Plays With Dolls label.
Top Albums
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Tell The World
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Such a Joke
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Wild Eyes
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Where Do You Run To
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Going Insane
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Damaged
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NO
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Never See Me Again
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I Believe In Nothing
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Shoutbox
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jamierobertward wrote:
Pitchfork let me down for the second time this year. Not bad, actually.
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BackwardsBoy wrote:
incorrect
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3pm wrote:
crystal stilts are better
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callitaritual wrote:
DipSmart's a dick.
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eshen87 wrote:
NO I NEED MY MUSIC TO STAY OBSCURE I WANT TO BE DIFFERENT WAH WAH WAH
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oncassette wrote:
yeah, pitchfork wrote about them, so now we have to hate them. shut up.
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DipSmart wrote:
Pitchfork trash
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MetalSabe wrote:
God, why did someone have to remind me of Times New Viking. :( This is an awesome band BTW.
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nolocomotive wrote:
anyone wanna hook me up with some tracks?
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Starless_night wrote:
they are like a soft-rock version of Times New Viking... but not in a bad way...because they make good music!
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goodoctor wrote:
best band
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albert0balsalm wrote:
Come to Dallas, god damn it.
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scarletbright wrote:
Live @ WFMU!
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Kolosomo wrote:
man this album rules. it's so addictive. i hope they're more popular in the future, they deserve it
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Pierreism wrote:
Someone pry me away from this album. It's taking over my life.
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katelynclaire wrote:
i agree with the person below. they're fucking raunchy. i can't stop listening to them.
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waxodermist wrote:
i predict they're going to be far more well known in the future
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justinsp wrote:
definitely some LB,GP and black tamb
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virrazh wrote:
Forth for Black Tambourine, Shop Assistants and mainly Talulah Gosh + Luxembourg from revivalists
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coquinamarble wrote:
Third for Black Tambourine and I'd also suggest Look Blue Go Purple as well. This lot makes think they're the halfway between both, which isn't a bad thing!
Events
- Oct 5 Vivian Girls Le Divan Orange, Montreal, Canada
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Vivian Girls Record Release Show
Silent Barn, New York, United States
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Fucked Up
Great Scott, Boston, United States
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| 20 attendees
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Recent Activity
- Putiferio tagged Vivian Girls with ‘noise pop’ and ‘twee noise’. Thursday evening
- beewax added Vivian Girls to beewax’s library. Thursday afternoon
- mattyu0 added Vivian Girls to the lineup of Vivian Girls at Cake Shop. Thursday afternoon
- michalboo updated the Polish wiki page for Vivian Girls. (diff) Thursday afternoon
- michalboo created the Polish wiki page for Vivian Girls. Thursday afternoon
- nervous-b tagged Vivian Girls with ‘pop punk’ and ‘low-fi’. Thursday afternoon
- mmg342, elhop, sandmanmystery and 5 other people added Vivian Girls to their libraries. Thursday morning
- leeedwardevans added Vivian Girls to the lineup of Vivian Girls at The Colosseum. Monday afternoon
- RADIOWAVING and teddypower added Vivian Girls to their libraries. Monday morning
- withgod tagged Vivian Girls with ‘shoegaze’. Sunday morning
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