Vells EP
Luckyhorse Industries
2003
Rating: 6.5 freebasing teenagers out of 10
One of the biggest complaints you could lodge against Vells is that their songs sound relatively the same. But at least it’s a pretty good song. Vells are an indie rock super group from Seattle, featuring current or former members of Modest Mouse, Red Stars Theory, Blessed Light, and Stagger Lee. In addition the, album was produced by Mr. All Star Northwest producer himself, Phil Ek. For me, all of this adds up to a whole lot of hype that could potentially end in disaster. Luckily, this EP turns out to be a decent listen. Not really sounding anything like the groups with which they are affiliated, Vells instead turn their attention towards recreating some sort Kinks-ian pop gems that you could be convinced were from another era if you didn’t know any better. There are times when this looking-backwards-rather-than-forwards type of music can be rather grating, but on this go around it just comes across as folks who really enjoy a good pop tune and want to play you their versions of them. This record marks a decent start for Vells, a start that will hopefully lead into a great full length in the near future.
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