The Vanities ‘2001’
The Vanities Deliver Fierce Retro Album ‘2001’
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The retro vibe in 2001 is charged with madness and passion that simply sounds so timeless. Citing their inspirations and loves from 90s grunge and 80s synth-pop, the electro-pop duo, The Vanities gives you goosebumps, reliving the glorious time in an elevating modern production in which they explore themes of love and war, madness and mortality.
The album opener, “Dropping a Bomb” instantly spirals down the timeline and takes you into a different flow of time. The poised captivity and heating vibe permeate your sensation and send you a familiar yet brand-new invite into The Vanities’s sonic vortex.
Spinning and splashing electronics vibrates in the air like a disco light. Featuring a jazzy saxophone in the intersession, the track has a flavorful expression that isn’t bound to definition or genres.
Adhering to the grand, warm sonics, The Vanities showcase emotive storytelling through written and unwritten words. Working with sonic symbolism and imageries, 2001 gives you something different in each and every song.
“Love is the News” surrounds you with magnificent call and response in the vocals. “Stars” has the light hopefulness and glistening distance embedded into its electrifying soundscapes.
“This Ain’t Love” echoes “Love is the News” in a more evocative, vulnerable manner with a soaring, freely-improvising saxophone in the background. “London” deepens the emotional expression with intimate and dark contrasts.
Written by Katrina Yang