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Tom Vek - We Have Sound


Dubbed by many music critics as the British Beck, Tom Vek is a young multi-instrumentalist taking the scene by storm. With only the slightest of set-up in the form of a momentary whir of electronic sound, the album's opener "C-C (You Set The Fire In Me)" proceeds to immediately knock the listener either back on their ass or up to their feet, dancing. Dreamy synths and bouncy guitars working off of the drums, which sound like they are being played while both falling down the stairs and, appropriately with the song, on fire.
Meanwhile, the latest single, "Nothing But Green Lights," calls for a minimalist disco revival, inspiring me to spin in circles on the dance floor. The booty-shaking bassline couples well with the honest but typically of disco uninspired lyrics like "I can hear your voice from here, girl, and I can't hear no other sound. No need to spend anymore time apart. Thats it, I'm not being left out anymore" Still, boring as those lyrics may be, they are absolutely a call or action to the dancefloor, and that's what its all about, isn't it?

C-C (You Set The Fire In Me) MP3
Nothing But Green Lights MP3

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