The first time I heard Viva Voce was 4 years ago at a Jimmy Eat World show. I'm still not sure who's idea it was to have this band open for Jimmy Eat World, since the music is not similar at all, but I'm glad they did because I'm not sure I'd have heard them otherwise.
The band is a duo, consisting of Kevin Robinson and Anita Robinson. I'm not sure what the relationship is between the two (whether they are married, or related), but they play off each other well. Initially at the show, the audience was quite taken by how good looking they both are, but both proved to be extremely talented musicians. Kevin plays a ton of instruments. He played the drums, he played the keys, the bass, the guitar, synth, some weird computer stuff and so on, as well as vocals (lead and back up). Anita pretty much stuck to her guitar, which she really rocks on. She's great as a lead and a rhythm guitar player.
This song is definitely my favorite of theirs. It's beautifully dark and mysterious. It's grungy, but fresh and new. The vocals are clear and gorgeous, accompanied by raw, distorted guitars, keys and drums. Symbols crash with epic sound, allowing for such a slow song to move along at the perfect pace and rhythm. The whole thing reminds me of a rainy day. It feels sort of sad, but comforting at the same time.
Jake, I like this blog because I have never heard these songs. I was actually able to listen to some of them the other day. I thoroughly enjoyed them. They were songs I would not normally listen to, but it was interesting to hear these songs.
ReplyDelete"Viva voce" caught my attention, since it is written in portuguese (my first language). Unfortunately, I haven't heard any of the songs from this band until now.
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