Everything Goes Wrong
Swirling noise Brooklynites, Vivian Girls released their sophomore album, Everything Goes Wrong, almost exactly one year after their self-titled debut Everything Goes Wrong is longer than the 22 mins their debut clocked in at, with the band having taken their time and recorded it in six days - rather than the three their debut took -- though many of the songs were still recorded in single takes. Whilst Vivian Girls once again captured their raw, fun edge - as the influence of ’60s girl groups, The Ramones as well as surf and indie pop, still ring true, Everything Goes Wrong is without a doubt a darker, moodier album than its predecessor.
Facing the prospect of following a hyped debut and the backlash against shitgaze in general, Vivian Girls issue their second album.
Vivian Girls are less interesting as a band than as a reflection of Brooklyn’s robust DIY music scene, which revolves around a network of ramshackle venues and tireless promoters. More specifically, it’s a reflection of that scene’s clout: No other circuit could have elevated to national attention an act so bland.
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The second full-length from Brooklyn's Vivian Girls is a bit like a Woody Allen film: the plot has moved on, but the main ingredients remain resolutely the same.
<p>A female trio from Brooklyn, Vivian Girls make music that mixes perennially fashionable influences, says <strong>Caroline Sullivan</strong></p>
But beyond another nod towards their influences, Everything Goes Wrong shows the potential for Vivian Girls to become brilliant storytellers.
Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong review: Just what you expected from Vivian Girls. Only worse.