This week's PBS Feature Album is RVG’s highly-anticipated third album, Brain Worms. All throughout the album, it’s apparent that this is a band in very fine form. Album opener ‘Common Ground’ sets the tone for what’s to come; a shiny, thrilling, punch of an album, with all the beloved RVG hallmarks. Romy Vager’s voice is unfiltered and commanding as ever when delivering her clever, not-quite-ironic lyrics. Here, though, those lyrics feel so much less resigned to yearning, and so much more defiant and joyous.
Bloxham, Nolte, and Wallace are flawlessly adept in bringing Vager’s songwriting to life. Recorded in London at Snap Studios with James Trevascus (Billy Nomates, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, The Goon Sax), all ten tracks surge with lush sounds and clear intentions — and the magic of an acoustic guitar once owned by Kate Bush, given to her by Tears for Fears (who, legend has it, wrote ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ on it).
Tune in all this week to hear tracks from Brain Worms, and PBS Members have the chance to win a copy of the album on vinyl via emailing giveaways@pbsfm.org.au! Not a PBS Member? Join now!
Click here to watch RVG performing 'Nothing Really Changes' live in PBS Studio 5, or here to listen to RVG's full Studio 5 Live set which originally aired on Homebrew on Monday June 5. Studio 5 Live is made possible by Mountain Goat Beer.
TOP TRACKS WE'RE LOVING THIS WEEK
Folk Bitch Trio - 'Analogue'
Nat Vazer - 'Strange Adrenaline'
Sinj Clarke - 'Yves'
The Teskey Brothers - 'Remember The Time'
Velvet Bloom - 'Miles Away'
John Carroll Kirby - 'Sun Go Down'
Dandelion Wine - 'Faerie Lullaby'
Luluc - 'Diamonds'
SnarskiCircusLindyBand - 'Since I Slept With You Everybody Wants To Sleep With Me'
Delilah Holliday - 'Silent Streets'
