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by Chris Bryson<\/b><\/p>\n
Over four years after the release of their\u00a0<\/span>Every Kind of Light EP<\/span><\/i>, Vampires return with\u00a0<\/span>Nature Laughs<\/span><\/i>, a refined development of their sound that furthers the duo\u2019s fuzzed-out emotive thrust. <\/span><\/p>\n Nature Laughs<\/span><\/i> showcases Vampires with a more tightened and dynamic sound, with songs made to dig deeper. It\u2019s a bold new statement from a band that continues to dole out catchy rockin\u2019 tunes packed with flurried hooks and propulsive riffs.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>It opens with the overcast garage rock grit of <\/span>\u201cA Girl Named Trailer\u201d <\/span><\/i>that finds singer\/guitarist David Dobbs\u2019 noisy guitar and drummer Matthew Powers\u2019 percussive push mix some punk and a little pop flavor for a raucous five-minute sprint. Instrumental \u201cOsbourne Villain\u201d then takes the reins veering through levels of fiery guitar and rapid-fire rhythms. \u201cThe Revenge\u201d carries the instrumental torch, slowly growing, brooding and meditative, mood carried through tone over rising and rippling riffs that scale their way over battered drums towards a searing arched ascent. The song trails out on flickering notes and spare arrhythmic beats, unfurling with a post-rock sheen.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNot Waiting,\u201d a song that was included on 2014\u2019s <\/span>Every Kind of Light EP<\/span><\/i>, follows the structure of the original but with an improvement in production that clarifies and enhances it. It starts out with a slow solemn sway that coils and winds into raw and noisy art-rock. Gnarly riffs and killer rhythms pummel their way into a jangly interlude before kicking back into buzzing riffs and swift blasts to the kit, making for one momentous ride. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRiverview\u201d finds Dobbs burrowing melodies within his guitar licks as Powers wraps hooks and grooves around them. Dobbs\u2019 vocals go from speak-singing to frantic to soaring to screams; the song\u2019s immediacy can be internally felt.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLike You\u201d opens spare and spacious and rises to anthemic pop proportions. The album closes with the melancholy alt-punk of \u201cWinnipeg Song.\u201d Also found on <\/span>Every Kind of Light<\/span><\/i>, but 20 seconds longer here, the song\u2019s production gives it an added kick, filling it out in a way that hits harder than the original. <\/span><\/p>\n As an album that\u2019s been in the works for a while and given time to fully be nurtured and formed,\u00a0<\/span>Nature Laughs\u00a0<\/span><\/i>is an excellent record that\u2019s as suitable for summer\u2019s warm days as it is it\u2019s lonely nights. Whichever mood you\u2019re in, Vampires will be there.<\/span><\/p>\n Vampires will be releasing Nature Laughs at The Pyramid Cabaret on Saturday (June 23) with support from Ranchos Muerto, Juniper Bush, and Homeward Bound.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Chris Bryson Over four years after the release of their\u00a0Every Kind of Light EP, Vampires return with\u00a0Nature Laughs, a refined development of their sound that furthers the duo\u2019s fuzzed-out emotive thrust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1170,160,428,1272,453,1276,1271,567,607,747,1274,1273,806,1275,1058,1104],"class_list":["post-11131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-album-release","tag-canada","tag-heavy","tag-homeward-bound","tag-indie","tag-jangle","tag-juniper-bush","tag-loud","tag-metal","tag-pop","tag-pyramid","tag-ranchos-muerto","tag-rock","tag-rock-and-roll","tag-vampires","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11133,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11131\/revisions\/11133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}