In 2020, VUKOVI were ready for a fresh start. Releasing their second album, 'Fall. Better', at the break of the year, the band were looking to establish themselves as a two-piece after the departure of bassist Jason Trotter and drummer Colin Irving in 2018.
A defiant statement of intent, through 12 unrelenting songs vocalist Janine Shilstone and guitarist Hamish Reilly fought to prove that even at half its former size, their band was capable of making rock songs that towered above many of their peers. And - as they looked towards a year of career-defining shows they were set to ensure no one could doubt that.
Heading home after a week of eruptive launch shows in intimate venues around the UK, the duo buzzed at the thought of what lay ahead, but just a few weeks later they found themselves marking crosses on their calendars as the whole world stood still. "When you play live, that's when you see the impact of an album. You see the body language and how it resonates. We never really got that on 'Fall Better'," Hamish starts.
Esta historia es de la edición November 2022 de Rock Sound.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición November 2022 de Rock Sound.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
LIGHTS ON
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WAIT, BUT ONE OK ROCK ARE WELL AND TRULY BACK WITH 'LUXURY DISEASE'. IN THIS BRAND NEW, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, TAKA MORIUCHI WALKS US THROUGH THE JOURNEY HE AND HIS BAND TOOK TO WEATHER THE PANDEMIC, CREATE ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF THEIR CAREER, AND TAKE ON AMERICA ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS THE STORY OF AN ERA.
THE FIRST...YOUNG CULTURE
ALEX AND GABE WALK US THROUGH THEIR BAND'S BABY STEPS.
TREY MILLER
CHERIE AMOUR | TREY WALKS US THROUGH THE TO-DO LIST.
PERFECT TEN
10 NEW RELEASES YOU NEED TO HEAR
GET BACK
RETURNING TO THE ROOTS OF WHY THEY LOVE ALL OF THIS SO MUCH, THIS IS HOW TURNOVER SET ABOUT CRAFTING THEIR LATEST COLLECTION OF STUNNING ALTERNATIVE BANGERS...
HELL ABOVE
FROM THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES, FIT FOR A KING HAVE CREATED AN ALBUM THAT AS HEART-WRENCHING AS IT IS VITAL. HERE, RYAN KIRBY TALKS US THROUGH HOW HE MADE SENSE OF IT ALL...
TO LOVE AND TO LOSE
THROUGH THE BEST AND WORST DAYS OF HIS LIFE, RORY RODRIGUEZ HAS CRAFTED SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SONGS OF DAYSEEKER'S CAREER SO FAR. THIS IS HOW HE MANAGED IT...
BREAKING THROUGH
EIGHT BANDS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH
HOLY FAWN
BREAKOUT NEW MUSIC FIRST | MURKY, ETHEREAL BRILLIANCE FROM PHOENIX.
FITTING IN
DE'WAYNE IS BACK WITH A MORE FOCUSED, REFINED FOLLOW-UP TO HIS BRILLIANT DEBUT. IN THOSE FAVOURITE BLUE JEANS...