London-based Austrian-Brazilian artist Viji reports her exceptionally expected debut collection So Vanilla. Alongside this she is sharing a video for the snare weighty, fluff loaded new single “Narcotic”. The new collection is expected out 27th October by means of London tastemaker mark Expedient Wunderground.
Referring to the simple, shabby hints of the 90s, Viji – genuine name Vanilla Jenner – has been establishing herself as one of the most thrilling elective craftsmen to watch in the UK at the present time. She has previously released music on Dirty Hit. She recently signed to Speedy Wunderground, where she has quickly established a devoted following and received widespread praise from a variety of outlets, including BBC Radio 1’s Introducing, Jack Saunders & Nels Hilton, BBC Radio 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq, CLASH, Dork, DIY, Wonderland, So Young, and others.
So Vanilla was recorded dominatingly in London, in association with four-time Mercury Prize designated maker and Quick Wunderground name head, Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Kae Whirlwind, Wet Leg). Having completed So Vanilla in November 2022, Viji transfers that each tune had an alternate creative cycle – a few saw her and Carey playing guitar harmonies together for quite a long time, until the sounds melded into one, and others came from late night ramblings at home.
Joining savagely layered guitar tunes with pop snares and slow, profound speeches, “Narcotic” is an ideal prologue to So Vanilla. According to talking on the track, Viji, “I composed Narcotic about a young lady. She is like a breath of fresh air, and it was hard to find the line between friendship and attraction. Typically when I meet somebody like that I want to ‘be’ that individual, however this time I needed to accompany her.”
The single is joined by a strange new video coordinated by Gilbert Trejo. Viji states, “While being restrained in a padded room, the scenes unlock the dreamworld inside my head.” As a nod to “The Shining,” a set of twins will deliver a “sucker punch.”
Examining how motivations come to her songwriting cycle, that’s what viji specifies “Down’s” composing meeting began from a frustratingly blissful period in her life and “Ambien”, “I worked on the verses the entire summer. The tune has such countless sections, I composed around 13 eventually.” The stripped back melody Cover met up rapidly. Thinking she was simply messing about, Viji then, at that point, acknowledged it was finished. This was the most haphazardly recorded song on the album, featuring three chords and an eerie cello section.
Her way to deal with shoe-gazy rock, crude instrumentals and vocal conveyance makes her stand apart as one of the most thrilling UK specialists to watch, spearheading what awesome music can seem like in the advanced time.
To commend the arrival of the new collection Viji will likewise play various instore occasions and live shows, and one month from now will play a title show at The Shacklewell Arms in London – her most memorable title show since her sold-out permance at Third Man Records in Spring where material from the impending record was played interestingly.
