Vendela Vida
Brooklyn’s are not a band confined to their geography, stretching sonic bounds with island rhythms, African tribal sounds; and allowing all sorts of genres, instruments and harmonies to rub shoulders with one another.
This summer I absolutely fell in love with their EP ‘Early Morning Risers’, and their debut LP ‘Fantasy Memorial’ (out March 2010) is now available for pre-order with a free download of the song, ‘Vendela Vida’.
The track starts with birds and chimes, church bells, shifting gracefully into a more latin sound, falling back into a fifties cruiseship, and swaying back again, making me think of pretty girls wearing lays and coconut bras. Interesting fact: Vendela Vida is the author of ‘Let The Northern Lights Erase Your Name’ and she’s also the wife of Dave Eggers.
I’m really excited about this album and about this band- Greg Sullo’s voice is radiant, and their ability to revive songs of decades passed by layering sweet pop songs with foreign rhythms and energies is so unlike anything I’ve heard lately. With traces of Menomena, Animal Collective, Suckers, I feel like Dinosaur Feathers are well on their way to internet hype-dom soon.
Dinosaur Feathers- Vendela Vida
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I love this song, ‘Vendela Vida’. I have to thank Ross for posting his blog ‘Vegan Eats’ so that I could discover Nada’s site and this great sound.