LA based retro-baroque pop duo Vanity Mirror have made a video for Somehow You Know, a track from their debut album PUFF: "With self-deprecating lyrics (How I Learned Something Worth Knowing, Talkin Walkie-Talkie Rice Crispies Blues) sitting comfortably next to longing for love songs (Dandelion Wish, Somehow You Know) they have provided the soundtrack for a glorious Spring day".
HCTF review of PUFF
LA based retro-baroque pop duo Vanity Mirror channel the late '60s on their debut album, PUFF, using nylon string guitars and a Mellotron like they are going out of style. Singer Brent Randall (Gentle Brent, Electric Looking Glass) and percussionist Johnny Toomey (The Turns, Electric Looking Glass) obviously are in love with the Kinks and the bands of the Canterbury scene. They have added a bit of US West Coast melodicism to the mix to create a bunch of lo-fi songs that sound great.
With self-deprecating lyrics (How I Learned Something Worth Knowing, Talkin Walkie-Talkie Rice Crispies Blues) sitting comfortably next to longing for love songs ((I First Saw You There on) Tinpot Lane, Dandelion Wish, Somehow You Know) they have provided the soundtrack for a glorious Spring day.
Vanity Mirror, a retro-baroque pop duo, keep flying their Sixties pop flag on their second single, Dandelion Wish. Singer Brent Randall (Gentle Brent, Electric Looking Glass) and percussionist Johnny Toomey (The Turns, Electric Looking Glass) have the knack to make a lo-fi bedroom recording shine like an expansive production. Recommended if you like The Kinks in their Village Green guise and the sound of the Canterbury scene in general. Mellotron included and nylon strings were used for that signature soft attack for the guitar.
Vanity Mirror, a retro-baroque pop duo, bring back the Sixties on their debut single, Tuesday's News. Singer Brent Randall (Gentle Brent, Electric Looking Glass) and percussionist Johnny Toomey (The Turns, Electric Looking Glass) have put melody first, closely followed by gently wailing guitar and tight drums. It sounds uncannily familiar, but there nothing wrong with hearing a bit of optimistic pop in the midst of Winter. Fans of George Harrison's guitar tone will love it.
It is a track from their forthcoming debut album PUFF, which will be released on May 12 (vinyl, digital) via We Are Busy Bodies.
