When VV released the single, Samson, we knew we were in for something incredible. The Apple was then released shortly before this record and, from that, we really, really knew that something stupendous was about to happen. Fortunately, after a lot of strife and trouble, it seems that this album was finally right for Miss Brown and ... we physically could not agree any more.We're well aware that many people will not have jumped onto this band wagon just yet, but we know that they will and that is what makes it so important to us. The fact that we have been capable of finding something along the lines of this and falling so deeply in love with it, meaning that we can share it and praise it before the masses, really does mean a lot - even if that does come across as a little selfish.
Song after song, as you go through, although there may not always be the instant click with a song, you grow to learn and love each masterpiece offered as though it was the next single up for release and its importance to the whole LP is vital ... we've found that every single track has turned up on our current playlist without us even realising we'd added them all.
Naturally, we went for the Deluxe version of the album. With this, you'll receive 14 songs and the short film on which this whole era-making album is based. You'll notice, if you'd ever given VV Brown a go before, that this sound is absolutely nothing like what we may have been handed in the past and, in all honesty, we find that this is finally what can be considered right for her and really shows off the versatility she beholds.
If you go through the record like you would a book, then you'll start with Substitute For Love. This piece is somewhat slower than the singles you may have heard and could also be misconstrued as less aggressive, though, if you really take in the depth and darkness that VV manages to make throughout this LP then, actually, we wouldn't think it's all that much lighter and does really fit as a building block for the rest.
The real edginess, which is what will take some by surprise, comes in the form of track number two, Nothing Really Matters. You'll first hear it in the almost sci-fi sounding synth riffs that continue throughout the whole song ... but VV works around them with her deep, powerful and conviction-filled lungs.
Moving swiftly through the songs, you'll notice Samson next and The Apple soon thereafter, however, in between, you'll easily acknowledge the way that it has all been scattered. This will either come across as absolutely endearing and ingenious, or totally random and unnecessary. VV really moves about with this album, but always comes out on top in our eyes and the track we really love crop up all over town: I Can Give You More, Ghosts, Faith, Knife, Igneous and Warrior ... all in their own way fascinating, thrilling, dark and fulfilling.
This album is a treasure and most definitely a contender for album of the year. We think that this album will become massively important because, as you may have noticed, we couldn't compare it to anyone else - VV Brown may well have absolutely mastered it and, when the masses really get ahold, the world will be her oyster.
Paul.
