Vanilla - s/t

Exciting new arrival from a mini-power pop super group that features Jayson Jarmon from Liar`s Club, Scott McPherson of Tiny Volcano and Haste and Dana Sims of Jet City Fix. The sound here is progressive power pop perfection, a true pop tapestry mixing sly elements of Jellyfish, XTC, mid/late 80`s Elvis Costello, McCartney Wings-era, Wondermints and Jon Auer. Even a bit of Pink Floyd(see "Black Saturday" below). "Eclectic is a good thing. The Beatles and the Beach Boys were influenced by so many different things, and their albums, particularly those of the Beatles, were quite varied in sound and styles. Vanilla is carrying on that tradition, which had otherwise gone by the way of the dinosaur (or more appropriately, by the way of the 12" vinyl). Bravo!!" "-David Bash, International Pop Overthrow.

Vanilla is a stylistic tour de force, blending smooth Brit-pop, American power-pop, and Indie-pop. Simply put, Vanilla is an aggregation of all things that go pop. Vanilla touches on themes of middle-aged angst, lost innocence, misplaced expectations, and love gone horribly wrong. While most pop rock is firmly rooted in teenage trauma, Vanilla serves up songs of experience with humor and intelligence. Theres no hiding a few gray hairs, and Vanilla hits that message head on. Valentine, they opine, why does it matter / That Im drunk and so much fatter? / Why does that elicit laughter, dear? There is more to pop in the Vanilla universe than just cars and girls. With its layered vocals and rich production style and bold artistic vision, Vanilla is anything but, one of the year`s most original, striking releases!!

Cabernet -

E9 - mp3

The Keeper Of The Faith - mp3

Black Saturday - mp3

Valentine - mp3

Bangalore - mp3