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8/18/08

Van She - V (2008)


Van She
Genre : Indie,Pop,Electronica
Tracklist
01 "Memory Man"
02 "Cat & The Eye"
03 "Changes"
04 "Strangers"
05 "It Could Be The Same"
06 "The Sea"
07 "Virgin Suicide"
08 "Temps Mort"
09 "Talkin'"
10 "Kelly"
11 "So High"
12 "Sharp Knife"

Confusion can be used as an alibi, but I'm exceptionally sober & have played V thrice to be certain – what this whole nonsense is leading to is, I think V is a good album, a bit over the average, but under my overly received promotional worship demanding expectations, the ones Blogs & Modular newsletters have seeded in me.

To stay on reality ground, V is a bit more mainstream than I expected and these same songs could have been performed by another quality band and yet given an equal impressive performance; although this is not just about the music; the likeness partly relates to the image of Van She in our heads & the fact that the ticket into fully enjoying this album requires a pre-fondness of the band.

It's like easting 12 pieces of chocolate of the same brand, except each has a different filling or topping – the base always taste the same but then there are backing flavors to differentiate.
A great collection of synth-indie-pop-rock to played under any mod and at any time but in no way it will make it in my top 5 albums of 2008 – Hercules & Love Affair, Crystal Castles & Late Of The Pier will remain occupying the top 3 spots.

In my opinion V will be more enjoyable live & in your long car drives than in your bedroom. I'd give it a 7/10 but place it on top of the other 7s for the fact that V was made exclusively for the fans. - "http://www.ohhcrapp.net/"

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