Album Review: Vita And The Woolf Build “Tunnels” Of Sonic Perfections
Imagine walking the glittered, roped drapes of an underground nightclub. As you look at walls with graffiti images and names of people proclaiming, “I was here”, you begin to feel a heavy euphoria coming over you like, a spell. Light, rainbow bubbles glaze over your eyes, and the colors and shadows of what this electric club has undergone leap forward in the music and vocals of Vita And The Woolf’s Tunnels.
I know I painted quite the image, but so does Vita And The Woolf. Their music aims for the lines between dream and nightmare which can be blurred. Tracks like, “Sun Drop” and “Bury You” are stunningly gothic with lead singer Pague having a voice that is as highly and broken like an angle with clipped wings. When she belts a note you do not know whether to soak in its beauty or reach for her in aid. Pague plays lyrics like they are stuck in an emotional in-between, of which both she and you cannot decipher whether she is strengthening or weakening. At times, the two are interchangeable. Everyone feels weak when they are being strong; crying and picking themselves up simultaneously. In songs “Feline” and “Earth” Pague has a mutual confrontational and empowering tone like a woman that gives her heart to all, and has no problem calling out those that do not reciprocate. Again, she uses her full vocal register to belt and pierce high notes that make you want grab armor to embrace your day rather than a suit or dress. This capacity to invigorate your “inner warrior” comes from instrumentals that teeter between mystically entrancing and feudally voracious, i.e. my beginning scenario.
I always like to place albums like a movie scene because certain artists like, Vita And The Woolf make you see music. I can imagine this album at the club, but bringing an element of dark fantasy that you would find in a True Blood or Game Of Thrones novel. Every electro-fused arrangement wants you step into a world that can either glaze you with its magic or burn you. Thus, tracks such as “Super Ranger” or “Mary” sparkle and spike in how quickly they can go from bitter keys to sweet ones. Overall, I love Tunnels. It is an excellent album to capture the mind and heart of listeners who see a song as a chance to escape. For MoreInformation On Vita And The Wool And To Buy Tunnels On June 16 Click Here
