Brighton based duo Victor Malloy return with their
second album, a set of beautiful, delicate and whimsical
tunes that out-folk the Beta Band and recall some of the
Llama Farmers most gloriously tender lo-fi moments.
Album-opener "Girl In The Hood" showcases everything
that makes Victor Malloy so damn listenable. A subtly gorgeous
little guitar figure ushers in the sweetest of subdued
harmonies before an array of ghostly drums, little widdly
noises and wailing background guitars crawl slowly into
your slightly numbed and nodding head. For some bizarre
reason I feel a bit like I've just unearthed some
disturbing and surreal memory I'd buried in my childhood,
like that program "The Clangers" that scared
the crap out of me as a child, but in a slightly alluring
and magical way. Victor Malloy have something weird going
on that is far greater than the sum of their slightly electronic,
slightly folky, slightly Beatles-y vibes.
"Love The Rain" continues in the same vein of
late night bleepy ambient folk, before a distinct change
of
tack - "Night in Vegas" turns
out to be a bouncy upbeat little number, which reminds me eerily of the "One
Foot in the Grave" theme tune but which nevertheless still possesses that
sense of identity distinct to Victor Malloy, in a sort of cheap, fun, Frank Skinner
backing band way. I should hate it based on that alone, but I can't help
but hum along - there is no pretension to grandeur here, just an infectious
sense of enjoyment and goodwill.
The rest of the album carries on in much the same if slightly less hummable vein,
making excellent use of Victor Malloy's signature harmonised vocals, delicately
powerful musicianship and...
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