Labels: Filthy Little Angels
Review by: David Morrison
Vichy Governments 3rd album here. Not had the pleasure before. And after reading their press release not sure I should be listening to this? According to the band “all music is free and all music is worthless”. Not sure I agree with that statement as a whole…
Anyway onwards and upwards! To say this is musically retro sounding would be an understatement. It mostly sounds like a very basic take on New Order. Over the top of that you have a lot of spoken word social commentary. Which could come across as very prententious shite. For the most part it evades this.
This comes across like someone with a lot to say. Someone who puts in a lot of time, effort and passion into his words. Maybe on the next release the music could match his lyrical effort?
I think this has so much scope to be a lot more interesting and so many avenues that could be easily explored. As it stands I was left utterly bored. Worthless? Maybe Vichy Government were just trying to prove a point.