Adversity maketh the band. Vadoinmessico have spent a year without money you can fold or a studio to call home. Things were going well at first. The combustible sense of excitement meant that the songs came quickly. It was the sound of a band coming together cohesively for the first time. We were optimistic. Then things fell apart. Half of the debut album was recorded at the original Shunt HQ: then their license was revoked. Instruments were hauled on buses in rush hour and tubes in the dead of night. People argued. People looked for disused and often illegal places to practice. It was noisy. People called the Police.
Somehow, these nomadic circumstances eventually worked in their favour. No fixed abode had little relevance to a group of musicals from Mexico, Italy, Austria and the tropical delights of Exeter. Needless to say, they all live in Hackney nowadays, but they have been compared to Arcade Fire, and Animal Collective and even Tyrannosaurus Rex. The band is, of course, flattered by these comparisons and hopes their mix of nationalities and situations will serve to make them stand up on their own.
Below are two tracks. One to stream (only) and one to give away!
Vadoinmessico - The Adventure of a Diver | Download
Vadoinmessico - Pepita Queen of the Animals | Stream Only
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