Violent Soho

Violent Soho | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ecstatic Peace
• ASIN: B0036ZKLYQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,307 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From the depths of Brisbane's conservative right, also known as the one and only suburb of Mansfield, fully encompassed by the holy postcode, 4122, comes Violent Soho. The members of the group, Luke Boerdam (Vocals, Guitars), James Tidswell (Guitars), Luke Henery (Bass) and Michael Richards (Drums). Violent Soho began playing music together in their teens, who embraced an 80's and 90's punk-grunge impact to their music without disregarding the ethic that ideally follows from such influence. The band has since then gone on its way to creating an energetic live show. From its beginnings, playing shows at outer-suburban pubs and rehearsing and recording demos in their parents' garages. Violent Soho has toured extensively across the globe as well as played shows with such bands as Dinosaur Jr, Built to Spill, Trail of Dead, The Black Keys, The Bronx, Black Francis, Dead Weather, The Grates, Grinspoon, Cosmic Psychos, Celibate Rifles, Hard-Ons, and others. They've played many festivals around Australia including Homebake, Meredith, Falls Festival, Laneway Festival and featured on this year's line-up for Download festival in the UK. The band signed an overwhelmingly exciting deal with Ecstatic Peace/Universal Motown US - a totally ace label headed up by none other than Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore (obviously a major hero to VS as the front man to one of the greatest bands ever). This of course is pretty much the band's biggest dream come true, so obviously they are over the moon at the opportunity to be backed by such a man & the prospect of spending a lot of 2009 in the USA releasing their debut album in March 2010 and touring.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! Where has Violent Soho been for the last 20 years?, May 8, 2010

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Jeremy Wilson "spacebirdJ" (Beaumont, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Violent Soho (Audio CD)

It was late one night when I heard a clip of their single, "Jesus Stole My Girlfriend", and I remember thinking dang, this is a really catchy song. The way the vocalist screamed through the chorus was reminiscent of some of my favourite bands, which I shall not name here. The clean verse dive-bombs into a heavy chorus, not overly complicated - no solos or whatnot. So, the next day I went out and bought the album, crossing my fingers that it wouldn't be a complete letdown.. Just another great single supported by crappy, different, weaker sounding songs. I won't do a breakdown of each song, but I must say all the songs range from really good to great. Probably 90% great. "Love is a Heavy Word", "Slippery Tongue", and "Narrow Ways" are all standout tracks. I hope these guys stay around for years to come, because they possess the type of raw energy that's unique among bands. These guys are the band that you wished were around years ago to awake you the coma of cardboard cutout bands. If you are fan of screaming vocalists (not the ones that just scream to make noise), guitars and bass that are heavy (not in a metal way), and powerful drumming (not in the nu-metal way) then you will enjoy every song on this album.