Vienna
Ditto-Ugly
The
opening tune and title track Ugly
opens
with a Electro sound clash of distorted guitar before settling us in
to a lone ringing out rockabilly riff. Husky vocals draw us in to
the Vienna Ditto
world, not too far away from the planet Portishead.
You
think they are going all Electro pop until the chorus crashes in with
a wall of sound and the lyrics “I’m thinking this could get ugly,
a scene like this could turn nasty” the middle 8 takes us to darker
depths with “I don’t want your dirty fingers lurking through the
pages of my books” The Singer is seriously giving a lover ( soon to
be an ex ) a serious whipping down. Feisty and I like it.
https://soundcloud.com/viennaditto/ugly
By Way Of Apology is
a gorgeous atmospheric beauty, full of delicious-melodic guitar
picking, 60's Noir style key sounds and sultry vocals. The tune is in
a similar vein to Lana
Del Ray's 'Video
games' The chorus content saying “I'm not here to plead
forgiveness for the stupid things I do, I bring this song to you by
way of apology” The middle 8 sweeps the feet from under the
listener “there's nothing left, you took the lot, my final
cigarette.” Finally the gloves are off “ I sing this tune as I
swing for you, guess I’ll be seeing you”. I would love to hear a
duet with Nick Cave, I think that would be a musical prize fight.
https://soundcloud.com/viennaditto/by-way-of-apology-master
Lastly Stop slightly
picks things up again. The vibe draws me in to a seedy lounge bar in
a Lynchian movie. The chorus “ The rhythm makes my heart stop, I
don't know if it's going to start again “ Maybe another stab at a
cheating lover with “I don't believe a single word you said to me
but it won't take long to prove you wrong” This girl really has bad
taste in men. A kill bill scenario is coming to mind. The tune end's
with broody vibrato guitar , which seduces twisted Synth notes while
the red curtain slowly closes . The end credits roll ( I can only
imagine )
A nice 3 track E.P for fans of darker blues tinged Electro Pop. Just
about the right balance to be a commercial hit while keeping a edge.
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