The Manchester music circuit should be forgiven for believing that The Victorian Dad Band sprang onto the scene fully-formed as though birthed by some great groaning muse.
It has been a long time coming, however, and David Rybka, the leader of "Wigan's Super Group", is no stranger to hard work. He has perfected his compositional style and live act over the course of thousands of performances (beginning when he was just fifteen years old) and this experience is obvious
debut Album Thin Thread is out now at All good retailers and online, at Bandcamp page, I tunes, etc..
https://victoriandad.bandcamp.com/
I can usually spot who a band is influenced by . I can’t spot it with Victorian Dad. You seem to cross a lot of genres and styles” Mike Joyce- interviewing the band for his (New York)East Village Radio show.
I’d love to give you an idea of how they sound, compare them to another act even, but it’s just not that simple (Rock,Paper,Leeds Music Review)
rockpaperleeds.wordpress.com/2013/06/21…orian-dad/
“ The songs are authentic , lyrical , and cleverly arranged” – BBC Manchester review
ALBUM REVIEW
If you’ve ever wondered what the lovechild of Dave Grohl’s vocals, Alex Victorian DadTurner’s lyrics and the Traveling Wilburys’ instruments would sound like look no further. I don’t know how we’d make this musical 3-way work but Victorian Dad, apparently, do. I feel bad comparing them to other bands because it’s just not that simple, I don’t even know what to call it. A quick trip to their Facebook page (I’ll put the link at the end, calm down) left me in confusion; I had no idea what to expect from this band from Wigan (their Facebook also gave me their hometown – knowledge). Rather than try to work them out I thought I’d just listen to their album “The Thin Thread” on Soundcloud (link also at the end people).
The album is 58 minutes long with 12 tracks. This got me thinking straight away. After a quick use of the calculator app on my phone I figured out that, on average, each song would last 4.83 (continued) minutes; not that I’m obsessive or anything. I’m a bit wary of songs lasting longer than 4 minutes because they tend to go on for about a year, but David Rybka’s voice manages to make the songs seem a lot shorter. I don’t know how he does it but it’s hard to remember exactly how long each song has been on for. I think it’s because he has the ability to sing in different pitches, tones and volumes; hence the whole Dave Grohl thing earlier.
The first song, Owner Of (That Kind Of Heart) (10 points for having half the title in brackets – love that), opens the album exactly how it needs to be opened. When listening to the album you need to understand that whatever you’re expecting Victorian Dad to do, they’re not gonna do that. The riff at the beginning of the song is interesting as anything. It’s definitely the highlight of the song.
By the second song, Satisfaction Of Cause, you start to realise that Victorian Dad love a good riff. So do I, so that’s good. Rybka’s vocals shine again, but the backing vocals are the highlight of this track. I mean, when Rybka sings “feels like I’ve been dragging my soul”; it’s hard not to get shivers. Powerful stuff. Still though, the backing vocals make the song what it is: different.
If different is what you came for, the third song is definitely that. Across The River has a completely different vibe for about a minute until the chorus. “Lonely time” is the lyric I’m on about. The music behind it, especially the riff (love a riff) is what lets you know that this is Victorian Dad; mandolins for days. Quick note: the vocals on this one sound very Red Hot Chili Peppers, just saying.
One of the things I don’t like in music is when a song shares the name of the album title. Like “Help!” by The Beatles or “Blam!” by JME. Makes me feel bad for the rest of the songs, like favouritism or something. So going into Thin Thread I was a bit suspicious. It’s not as alternative as the rest of the album (apart from the distorted accordion). The killer guitar at then end is dope.
If you’ve seen Pulp Fiction you’ll know what I’m on about when I say that Oh Life! could easily have fitted on that soundtrack, which, by the way, is one hell of a compliment. I can almost imagine John Travolta shooting up while this song is on. I think this song is definitely my favourite on the album. 10 points for the “da-du-da-du-da-duda” at the end as well.
It has been a long time coming, however, and David Rybka, the leader of "Wigan's Super Group", is no stranger to hard work. He has perfected his compositional style and live act over the course of thousands of performances (beginning when he was just fifteen years old) and this experience is obvious
debut Album Thin Thread is out now at All good retailers and online, at Bandcamp page, I tunes, etc..
https://victoriandad.bandcamp.com/
I can usually spot who a band is influenced by . I can’t spot it with Victorian Dad. You seem to cross a lot of genres and styles” Mike Joyce- interviewing the band for his (New York)East Village Radio show.
I’d love to give you an idea of how they sound, compare them to another act even, but it’s just not that simple (Rock,Paper,Leeds Music Review)
rockpaperleeds.wordpress.com/2013/06/21…orian-dad/
“ The songs are authentic , lyrical , and cleverly arranged” – BBC Manchester review
ALBUM REVIEW
If you’ve ever wondered what the lovechild of Dave Grohl’s vocals, Alex Victorian DadTurner’s lyrics and the Traveling Wilburys’ instruments would sound like look no further. I don’t know how we’d make this musical 3-way work but Victorian Dad, apparently, do. I feel bad comparing them to other bands because it’s just not that simple, I don’t even know what to call it. A quick trip to their Facebook page (I’ll put the link at the end, calm down) left me in confusion; I had no idea what to expect from this band from Wigan (their Facebook also gave me their hometown – knowledge). Rather than try to work them out I thought I’d just listen to their album “The Thin Thread” on Soundcloud (link also at the end people).
The album is 58 minutes long with 12 tracks. This got me thinking straight away. After a quick use of the calculator app on my phone I figured out that, on average, each song would last 4.83 (continued) minutes; not that I’m obsessive or anything. I’m a bit wary of songs lasting longer than 4 minutes because they tend to go on for about a year, but David Rybka’s voice manages to make the songs seem a lot shorter. I don’t know how he does it but it’s hard to remember exactly how long each song has been on for. I think it’s because he has the ability to sing in different pitches, tones and volumes; hence the whole Dave Grohl thing earlier.
The first song, Owner Of (That Kind Of Heart) (10 points for having half the title in brackets – love that), opens the album exactly how it needs to be opened. When listening to the album you need to understand that whatever you’re expecting Victorian Dad to do, they’re not gonna do that. The riff at the beginning of the song is interesting as anything. It’s definitely the highlight of the song.
By the second song, Satisfaction Of Cause, you start to realise that Victorian Dad love a good riff. So do I, so that’s good. Rybka’s vocals shine again, but the backing vocals are the highlight of this track. I mean, when Rybka sings “feels like I’ve been dragging my soul”; it’s hard not to get shivers. Powerful stuff. Still though, the backing vocals make the song what it is: different.
If different is what you came for, the third song is definitely that. Across The River has a completely different vibe for about a minute until the chorus. “Lonely time” is the lyric I’m on about. The music behind it, especially the riff (love a riff) is what lets you know that this is Victorian Dad; mandolins for days. Quick note: the vocals on this one sound very Red Hot Chili Peppers, just saying.
One of the things I don’t like in music is when a song shares the name of the album title. Like “Help!” by The Beatles or “Blam!” by JME. Makes me feel bad for the rest of the songs, like favouritism or something. So going into Thin Thread I was a bit suspicious. It’s not as alternative as the rest of the album (apart from the distorted accordion). The killer guitar at then end is dope.
If you’ve seen Pulp Fiction you’ll know what I’m on about when I say that Oh Life! could easily have fitted on that soundtrack, which, by the way, is one hell of a compliment. I can almost imagine John Travolta shooting up while this song is on. I think this song is definitely my favourite on the album. 10 points for the “da-du-da-du-da-duda” at the end as well.