Van She – V

This post follows rather closely on the heels of my last. Van She are also from Australia. They also share a similar dance feel to their indie tunes. There’s a prevalent attitude of retro-coolness throughout. Maybe that’s why I like them. I can’t get enough of this sound.

To be fair though, I’ve been waiting a long time for their full length album. Listening to Cut Copy triggered something in the deep recesses of my mind and I decided to seek out Van She’s LP. Thankfully, it had been released – and my musical joys continued. I had downloaded and listened to Van She’s self-titled EP incessantly for several months.

V is a noble debut disc. It’s not quite as atmospheric or danceable as their EP but the new direction is certainly more mature and just as musically tasteful. I’d say the collection has more of a conventional rock sound – with guitars and drums – as one would expect. Yet, there’s still enough electronic extras to make this package so addicting. V is most definitely an album you want to listen straight-through. There’s no need to skip ahead. It’d hardly do the album justice…

I’m glad to see “Kelly” on V as it was one of my favourite songs of their EP and the LP version is just as satisfying. Their single “Strangers” is another standout track for me. As mentioned though, these songs have been wonderful as I travel around with my ipod – as they don’t really grow old – and surely not tiresome. Their retro-sound might have something to do with that – classic yet modern.

I know I’ll be listening to this compilation for quite some time. I hope you will as well.



Van She official site
Van She MySpace