with
Ian Catt
Kramer
Simon Lea
Paul Jeffrey
Steve Blackmore
Guest vocalist
Johny Brown
Influences
Blonde Redhead | Dollar | Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys | Straw Dogs by John Gray | The Kills | Love | Luke Haines | Mazzy Star | New Order | Pet Shop Boys | Talk Talk
Sounds Like
"... a less cynical, more romantic, more fucked over Black Box Recorder (who crossed the road to shake hands with early Heaven 17). To my mind the most exciting band of the year, bar none" - And Before The First Kiss
"If you like your electro-pop in the style of The Dream Academy, Prefab Sprout, Talk Talk, earliest Magnetic Fields and Heaven 17 then you'll dig their album" - Some Velvet Blog
"Vanilla Swingers exist in a lineage of sophisticated, imaginative and slightly leftfield British pop music that has been overly neglected for about fifteen years in favour of dumbed-down alternatives. Think Pet Shop Boys, ABC, and The The; literate, eclectic, auteur-ish popstars, slick and professional. Probably their closest contemporary reference point, if you’re desperate for one, is Stephen Merritt’s Magnetic Fields." - Nick Southall
Vanilla Swingers' debut album, also called Vanilla Swingers, tells the story of two people who meet in 2005, go back in time to 1985, lose each other, then meet again in 2015. The story's themes include post-humanist politics, romantic love and the desire to escape confines - whether geographical, self-imposed or due to the laws of physics.
We have our next mini-festival at 93 Feet East on Saturday 25th July with an amazing line-up along with our usual Burlesque, performance art and Electro DJ’s. Check out the ticket link below. See you there.
Everyone at indiecater records would like to wish you a happy summer and let you know that there is an indiepop song from the Very Most available to download FREE from our site!
Hi Vanilla Swingers, Our debut album 'Hope Is Not Enough' has been nominated for the XFM New Music Award 2009. If you like it please click on the banner to vote for us. Thanks! Sam & rtP
You seem to have stellar taste as well. It's amazing to see Talk Talk, Stephin Merritt, Luke Haines, Black Box Recorder, Mazzy Star, Ian Catt, Pet Shop Boys, and New Order, all on one band's website. It's sounds like the band floated out of my imagination. I look forward to getting your album and showing it off to friends.
Hi, Just to let you know I will be playing your music Tuesday on my show on www. HGRNJ. org between 12 noon and 3 pm Eastern Time ( 5-8 pm England or 6-9 pm Central Europe Time). I hope you can tune in, if you miss the show you can Check out my Playlist's Hope you like what you hear! Let me know what you think! cheers sher "Sher Delight"
M! Thank You, again, for that wicked piece of vinyl. already spun it. My lord... Dunno HOW I will get everything back to NYC(I bought 8! pairs of shoes while over here,cuz UK sizes run "wide",unlike in the US....andt hey fit my franken-feet! ) keep in steady touch, yo!
Great songs... Heavenly voice.(remember me All About Eve, Capercaillie...) I have a radio show in my city, see www. myspace. com/ultimovolumeradio, I like very much to prepare a special show with Vanilla Swingers. Do you have promo material to send to me? see www. lumenfm. com. br , educative Radio in my city. Curitiba, Brazil. Cheers.
