FOR FANS OF: Neck Deep, We Are The In Crowd, Mazzy Star
Last Friday, February 5th, Velvet Skyline released their debut album, What We Have In Common. Their track "Circles" dropped the week before in January, and it hinted at what the rest of the record would sound like - a very grunge, prog-rock punk influenced sound, one that I love so much, and a overall musical coming-of-age story.
Keep scrolling for a track-by-track review.
1) Burden
"Burden" kicks off the album and it's a punchy track, sounds like the beginning of a late 90's-early 00's teen movie or TV show. It sounds like it came off of Buffy The Vampire Slayer's soundtrack, and I just love it so much. It's a fresh, great start.
2) Circles
I LOVE this song. I previously wrote a review of it, all about how much I love it, which you can find here. It's a beautiful track, one of my favorite songs ever.
3) By My Side
I love this one. It has the same vibe as "Burden," that same teen movie/TV soundtrack vibe. This song sounds like it'll be even better live, it sounds like it's a song you need to experience in person, not merely hear through your headphones.
4) Lost My Head Again
It's good; not my favorite but it's good. It's about mental health; saying that it's okay to reach out when you're struggling.
5) Tracing
"Tracing" is a slow, emotional track that builds up in passion and intensity as the song goes on. I like it.
6) Until I Met You
This is slow track, even slower than the one before. It's a love song, it's one about meeting someone that brings light and motivation in your life. All you want to do is give up, you feel hopeless and lost, but then you meet someone: a friend, maybe a future romantic partner. "Until I met you, I couldn't wait for the day to be through," I'm personally experiencing that right now. Love & support comes in many forms, and as it's highlighted in this song, it's as easy as entering someone's life; being the sunshine peeking through the rain clouds.
7) Drown
One of my favorites off of this LP. It's heartbreaking but lovely.
8) Panic Hour
Anxiety and hope about moving past it in one song. I love it.
9) Monochrome Wasteland
This album keeps getting better and better with each track. It's a very sad, solemn song, but I love it.
10) Paint Me Blue
Happy chords behind bittersweet lyrics. It's the last track on the album, and it's about yearning that the one you love, loves you too. It's the ending of a coming-of-age movie like Lady Bird (2017), and (WARNING: VAGUE SPOILERS) maybe everything isn't alright at the moment, but you're resilient, it's going to be okay.
What We Have In Common is a nostalgic trip. It captures that 90s to mid 00's rock sound so, SO well. It's definitely a record I'll go back to again and again. It's one that I'll keep finding parts of lyrics that I love and resonate with so much to scribble down in my notebooks like I'm back in middle school again, pen in my right hand & a lyric booklet from a Fall Out Boy cd in the other. Overall, I love it. A really beautiful record.
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