Vincent Vincent And The Villains - I'm Alive

The second VVATV single is a continuation of the beautifully crafted and heartwarming harmonies from the jive friendly tunes of yesteryear. 'I'm Alive' starts with a tuneful strumming before bursting into a hip twisting soundtrack of your happiest summer. It combines a simple beat with the vintage 1950's stylings of a pop classic to keep you shaking your legs for the swift two and a half minutes. There is a refreshing charm about a song which you seldom hear being churned out by every 'here today, gone tomorrow' band around. That is what this band has tapped into and with it they have produced a quite wonderous result.

The b-side 'There Is A Cloud' is a more distinctive number that deserves as much notoriety as it's possible to laud but is likely to end up in the shadows of 'I'm Alive'. It is however an infectiously addictive pop song with short sharp jabs of twanging guitars and toe tapping drumming. The barbed vocals are synchronised into this delicate mix to give an end product that showcases everything that is great about Vincent and his musically able badboy Villains.

This single will further help to propel the popularity of a band who are currently ripping up venues on their jaunty tour of the country. I would suggest you make your way to one of them and rock your little socks off.

4/5

Sahil Varma