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Sydney, Australia (2005 – present)
Formed in the early part of 2005, Van She is a band from Sydney. Unashamedly taking bits and bobs from 80’s post punk, funk and synth pop, 90’s grunge, french house, film scores, 70’s krautrock and the latest collection of innovative artists like Tom Vek and M83, Van She is that unique beast that one was beginning to believe no longer existed – a band that takes all these influences from days gone but makes them sound unique, modern, and…. fresh. A lazy pastiche this isn’t.
Van She formed when Nick Routledge [vocals, guitar], Matt Van Schie , Michael Di Francesco and Tomek Archer all responded to an ad in Sydney’s Drum Media and arrived at an audition for a vocalist for a doom metal band with influences including Sepultura, Entombed, Black Skull and Phil Collins to find the whole thing was a sham. You could call it the result of Satan at work, or you could call it fate.
Since the chance meeting Van She have been playing out and about around Sydney, headlining their own shows and supporting the likes of The Presets and Wolf & Cub.
They’ve also been in the studio, the fruits of which we now see in the shape of a 6 track, self titled EP. Opener Mission acts as a gloomy but punchy entry point into the Van She world, while Kelly is like the epic, lovelorn cousin to The Presets’ Girl And The Sea. Sex City throbs and blips like a restless adolescent, and Survive is the greatest post post punk tune to make use of slap bass. Kelly Reprise blisses out for just a few seconds before Here With You brings us to a beautifully textured, melancholic close.
Van She formed when Nick Routledge [vocals, guitar], Matt Van Schie , Michael Di Francesco and Tomek Archer all responded to an ad in Sydney’s Drum Media and arrived at an audition for a vocalist for a doom metal band with influences including Sepultura, Entombed, Black Skull and Phil Collins to find the whole thing was a sham. You could call it the result of Satan at work, or you could call it fate.
Since the chance meeting Van She have been playing out and about around Sydney, headlining their own shows and supporting the likes of The Presets and Wolf & Cub.
They’ve also been in the studio, the fruits of which we now see in the shape of a 6 track, self titled EP. Opener Mission acts as a gloomy but punchy entry point into the Van She world, while Kelly is like the epic, lovelorn cousin to The Presets’ Girl And The Sea. Sex City throbs and blips like a restless adolescent, and Survive is the greatest post post punk tune to make use of slap bass. Kelly Reprise blisses out for just a few seconds before Here With You brings us to a beautifully textured, melancholic close.
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justlikeadream_ wrote:
They're amazing!
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frrrrrrrrrrrr wrote:
Visit us at http://socksinsandals.tumblr.com/ , that would make us happy! Becoming fan of our fb-page would make us happy²²²²².
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chilisbaby wrote:
Would love to hear about a new album as well... these guys should follow in cut copy's footsteps and surpass them if it were up to me. But...i am an american and maybe am not qualified to say.
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oiseaux- wrote:
♥ [2]
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damienlistensto wrote:
y van she has so few plays?
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Mattermatics wrote:
I want a new album now!
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Loouh wrote:
fuck amazing
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mick_ver_1_0 wrote:
www.peacezdes.ru - Beacon In The World Of Music
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azaseptine wrote:
Can't wait for the new album! [3]
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MadCoeur wrote:
Armsxever: finally!
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bigrat90 wrote:
very sensual guys) Strangers & Sex City is my fav
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Armsxever wrote:
They just announced their first single from the new LP is going to debut soon :)!
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dogpark wrote:
Can't wait for the new album! [2]
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Armsxever wrote:
Can't wait for the new album!
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cracktalking wrote:
great band, Sex City is my fav, too.
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RenatoMarx wrote:
Strangers and Kelly are GREAT.
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bigrat90 wrote:
great band, Sex City is my fav
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magicmyths wrote:
where is the new album? (2)
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ragazzadicolla wrote:
(L)
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reassume wrote:
So much better than I expected.
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Download: Van She - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Holy Ghost! Remix)
18 Dec 2009 | from vanshe.com
Not too long ago we prescribed you with
Van She's cover of the Blue Oyster Cult classic, "(Don't Fear)
The Reaper". But if that fever still persists then we highly
recommend that it's about time for your second dosage, in the form
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