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Apple Music Replay 2024

60 - Missing Teeth - Vanity Theft

59 - Slow Life - Grizzly Bear

58 - Love Story - The Newton Brothers

57 - 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

56 - Save A Place - 1969

55 - Phoenix - The Jane Austen Argument

54 - Running Up That Hill - Placebo

53 - Together - The Xx

52 - Dawn - Jung Jae Il

51 - Ice Dance - Danny Elfman

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“Corner House” by Kerchief (Cleveland,TN)/Indie Pop/Released September 2016

I first came across Brittany Hill’s Kerchief project last fall and wrote a review about her debut solo album “Machines And Animals” which you can read here. The more I listened the more I was enamored by the heartfelt songwriting and emotive nature of the music. So much so I ranked the record third on my list of top ten albums I reviewed last year. Around the same time Hill released the “Corner House” EP to tide fans over until Kerchief’s next full length release planned for later this year. 

“Corner House” contains many of the same elements that made previous release “Machines And Animals” great. Mellow, moody alternative rock with songwriting at the forefront and the highlight of Brittany Hill’s distinct vocals. This time however there’s the twist of electronic elements sprinkled in with drum samples and synths being leading elements to the EP’s five tracks and is reminiscent of the “Demonstrations” EP Kerchief released in 2013.

The EP opens with the brief “Way Back”, an atmospheric introduction to the change in sound from the previous record. “Baby Teeth” centers around a clean, reverberating guitar line and soft percussion with a nursery rhyme-esque vocal melody. “Give In” is more purely electronic in its instrumentation and very bass heavy echoing much of Lorde’s musical style. “Settling” is a more upbeat number that would fit right in with 90s female-led singer-songwriter pop and strikes a perfect balance between live and electronic instruments and production. Closer “Ugly Machine” is more in line with Kerchief’s “Machines And Animals” work with its live instrumentation but stays with the downtempo theme of the EP.

“Corner House” displays an exciting openness to experimentation that blends the sound of “Machine’s and Animals” and “Demonstrations” and pushes it further. Elements from genres like indie pop and trip hop work well with the 90s alternative vibe of Kerchief’s sound while not alienating previous fans. The balance of live and electronic instrumentation is a unique blend that bodes for interesting possibilities when the the next full length album from Hill surfaces. Kerchief remains a band to watch with exciting things to come later in the year.

                                                                                                              -Donte M

Favorite Track: “Settling”

For Fans Of: Tegan & Sara, Lorde, Morcheeba, Dido, Fiona Apple, trip hop, indie pop, alternative rock

Artist Links: kerchiefmusic.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Bandcamp

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so don’t strike out when the count is full, when the pressure’s on you better get what you came for

[natalye]

EXAMINER.COM Interview: Vanity Theft

Being a band from the Midwest, the members of Ohio's Vanity Theft didn't quite grow up with the musical oasis that both of the coasts boast.

“The scene that was most dominant around where we lived was hardcore and metal,” said guitarist and lead vocalist Brittany Hill.

As a result, the foursome – then in high school – was forced to forge a path of its own.

“We were definitely kind of fish out of water at that time,” Hill said, referring back to 2005.

As novices, Hill and vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Alicia Grodecki began getting a handle on song structure and the intricacies of their instruments by covering songs of their favorite bands. What this essentially meant was that their earliest band rehearsals consisted of playing Green Day, Taking Back Sunday and Brand New songs, a practice which eventually paved the way toward writing songs on their own.

Hill elaborated on these influences, pointing out that they particularly were drawn to the idea of dueling vocals, which they adopted when they began writing their own songs.

“[Once we began writing], our sound just really started to evolve in a different direction,” she said.

And while the members have certainly matured as musicians, their songwriting process is not all that dissimilar as it was when they began.

As Hill explained it, one person will bring in an idea, whether it’s a lyric or a riff. Typically Hill and Grodecki will then collaborate on expanding that kernel into a song that drummer Elyse Driskill and bassist Lalaine Paras can then add their corresponding parts to.

“We write [our songs] to be catchy, because music should be fun and it should catch your ear,” Hill said. “We just try to make our music fun…[but] keep the subject matter serious enough to strike those heartstrings.”

This month marked the soft release of the group’s second full-length, “Get What You Came For,” on Feb. 1, for download. The physical copy will be available March 1. In addition, the group boasts three EPs, the most recent of which, a remix of choice songs from the new album, came out this week. This EP, playfully titled “Forget What You Came Here For,” is a teaser for a full-length remix album due out this summer.

In support of all this new music, the ladies of Vanity Theft are already on the road. The tour, which began more than two weeks ago in New York, will continue through mid-March, when they make their way to Texas for a SXSW showcase, followed by a month-long residency at Los Angeles’ Club Moscow.

“I’ve been itchy since the end of November,” Hill said, of her desire to be on the road.

Still, she admitted that life on the road isn’t always easy, explaining that money is a constant preoccupation.

“I guess the stress right now [is] of, like, being in a band that hasn’t really, like, broken out yet, and trying to make sure that we can still keep going financially and push hard enough to break through that ceiling,” she said.

Yet in spite of these concerns, it seems like things are looking up for Vanity Theft, with the ceiling not that far out of reach.

”The most rewarding part is just the momentum that we can, like, see evidence of,” Hill shared. “Our online presence is growing, more people are showing interest in what we’re doing [and it] shows that our hard work is paying off.”

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Well, I suggest you grow a spine before you lay yourself to sleep 'cause God forbid you wake to find that you have sown nothing to reap.

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Vanity Theft - Bit By Bit

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Vanity Theft - I Know You K(NEW) Me