A new single release from VVonder brings out a very welcoming and classic rock-influenced soundscape right down to the tonality of the drums and the guitars along with how the vocals are performed and all of this also delivers this particular breed of honesty that creates a character, and this is really what you end up getting attached to the most.
"Invisible Man" comes through with super memorable guitar parts and hooks that end up sticking with you at times, even just as much as the choruses themselves do and these elements end up just bouncing around in your brain for hours after the song has ended.
The best part is, the only way to satiate something like that is to go and listen to the song again and I think that smart songwriting, but I also feel like these guys write songs naturally this way.
This track oozes with vintage influence and at times I hear artists like the Beach Boys in the vocals which I really enjoyed by the way. There's a lot of great vocal tracks happening sometimes they're doubled, sometimes there's some harmonies going on, but it always comes through really sort of lush sounding and the textural elements of the vocals with the guitars really have a unique way of complimenting each other as well.
You can clearly tell that these guys had a blast creating this track and the energy that's captured on it really lends itself almost to a live performance at times where every player involved was sort of feeding off of each other.
Maybe this track was partly recorded live on the floor. Even if not, listening to this track certainly makes you want to go see them perform it live.
The entire classic rock aesthetic is completely nailed here and again it has a lot to do with not only the song writing and the arrangement, but the way everything was recorded and mixed giving it that classic warm, tube style feel.
One of the most fun elements about this track are the keys which give a whole other layer of depth to the song and really show phase front and center a little bit later on in the track and you can hear this kind of super fun, jammy approach in there when those enter the scene.
There's a great dynamic balance on this track and it has a lot to do with the dynamic balance between the energy, the instrumentation, and the sort of subtle but still vibrant vocal approach throughout the whole thing.
By the time you get to the end of the track the whole thing is robust with just gorgeous layers of notes and textures just layered on top of each other and the whole thing creates an atmosphere that you end up getting sucked right into.
This was indeed a really good time, and it was a track that honestly felt good to listen to.
Plenty of people would like to jump right in and say that this is indie rock but to me, it's not. This is vintage and aesthetically pleasing classic rock that lets the band's influences shine through, and I think that's what makes the song so addictive.
Upon listening to this track, I had to take a bit of a deep dive into the band's back catalog and I'm certainly glad I did because there is a slew of singles and a full-length album released along with some live EPs, all previous to this track, and all of them show a little bit of a different side to the band's approaches and songwriting.
I would strongly suggest, after digging into this track, to go ahead and listen to some of the back catalog because it's way more than worth your time in my opinion.
Check this out when you get a chance and remember where you heard it first.
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