VHS or Beta posted 2 new tracks off of their upcoming “Bring on the Comets” album. I have to say they sound quite a bit different. While the songs are still dance-able, it seems like the songs are built around the vocals this time around rather than having the vocals injected into dance numbers. While we’re on the topic of the vocals, they have improved a great deal but they still don’t manage to make their own imprint. Most listeners are sure to have Duran Duran/Depeche Mode Deja Vu upon contact. Another things that stands out to me right away is the lack of the catchy lead riffs that made VHS or Beta’s “Night on Fire” so addictive, this is most probably due to the lack of founding Guitarist Zeke Buck who left to form “People Noise” with the former drummer of Boom Bip. They are set to release their excellent debut LP “Ordinary Ghosts” later this month.
Obvious first single “Burn it all Down”, still rings with the flange tinged builds and bass thumps that VHS fans are used to, while “Can’t Believe a Single Word” employs vocal grooves and spare piano to get it’s point across. It’s still too early to make a call on the entire album but the songs here are solid to say the least. The bass lines and the man machine drumming are still there, but they’re lacking something, an energy, an effect, or more likely a guitar player.
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