David Vandervelde

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Location:
Nashville, Tennessee, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Rock
Site(s):
Label:
Secretly Canadian / Pop Frenzy (Australia)
Type:
Indie
David Vandervelde's very clothes were ablaze that day in his Nashville basement. And the only thing that was ever going to put the flames out was laying "Learn How To Hang" to tape. How else does a song so immediate come to be? The repeated mantra of its title, set to an exhilarating, tightly-wound Buckingham-like lick, is just as much Far East philosophy as it is the most serious of stoner advice. It's a self-effacing moment of clarity under the heat of a blowtorch. Same goes for its brother jam, "Wave Country," with its galloping, sunburst metal and inner-bitch-slap hook, "You ain't any cooler in the shade." And how could we, in good conscience, ever sit on songs so immediate for any longer than one red-hot heartbeat? Some jams can't simply be placed on a release schedule months in advance. Songs like these must be loaded in our bow and shot out into the world. Free Download available at www.secretlycanadian.com



David dropped out of the sky in early 2007 with the well-received indie classic The Moonstation House Band. That album more than lived up to its title's potential, providing a healthy slab of cosmic, primal rock boogie. While that debut was the product of Vandervelde being isolated in the studio, being allowed to follow his every musical whim, his second record Waiting For The Sunrise (2008) was a product of a different sort of isolation. After relocating from Chicago to Brooklyn, Vandervelde struggled to find his place in that musical community. This seclusion led to most of the album being composed in his apartment on an acoustic guitar.



Although Waiting for the Sunrise was a decidedly more rootsy effort, Vandervelde lost none of the exotic swagger that colored his debut. That time around the savage was mixed with the sublime in a way that is reminiscent of the classic, sentimental pop of the 70’s. The production emboldens the AM radio vibe that prevails throughout the album, sliding effortlessly between hazy rock shuffles and ballads for wood paneled basements. On his sophomore effort Vandervelde put his best foot forward with a focused set of songs that recall classic themes of journey and infinity. Rarely has a sun-drenched folk-rock album sounded this confident.



For the first time, members of his band contributed to the recording sessions and the finished album features a song co-written by ex-Wilco member Jay Bennett. The finished product is the result of Vandervelde having extended himself both musically and emotionally, looking both deeply inward and outward for inspiration.



David now permanently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
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