Friday, September 28, 2007
Once upon a time, Huntington Beach's Venus Infers left a nice comment on our MySpace. A comment so nice we asked them to play one of our little shows last year. That show seems like light years away now that they're suddenly perking up the ears of industry kids everywhere with a new lineup, a new sound, and a new EP that they celebrated the release of last night at a very packed Detroit Bar.
Gone are the moody, ethereal arrangements. Gone are the comparisons to Monsters Are Waiting. And, most notably, gone is lead singer Trisha Smith, whose evocative and slithery voice was the main reason behind the previous two statements. Don't know what happened there and although we loved Venus Infers of old, Venus Infers of new is just a thing of beauty. Lush, golden chimes of guitars envelope big rock choruses that not only make us forget Venus Infers of old but also any of the obvious comparisons to other bands there might be. And truth be told, when you hear the hooks on "London's Raining" (which is as anthemic and memorable as anything coming out of the UK right now), it makes it pretty easy to forget their previous incarnation and hard to forget their current one.
Venus Infers performs with Aushua at the Silverlake Lounge on 10/15. New EP available at shows. Bidding war starts soon.
Photos from the CD release show at the Detroit up here.
Venus Infers - "London's Raining" (MP3) Limited time download
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10/21 @ Mod Club, Toronto
10/22 @ Just for Laughs Museum, Montreal
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10/18 @ Studio B (CMJ), NYC
10/19 @ Pure (Making Time Party), Philly
10/21 @ Mod Club, Toronto
10/22 @ Just for Laughs Museum, Montreal
10/24 @ Subterranean, Chicago
10/26 @ Hawthorne, Portland
10/27 @ Nectar, Seattle
10/29 @ Mezzanine, SF
10/30 @ The Echo, LA
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