Tom Vek’s last single ‘Nothing But Green Lights’ was released the same month this blog started back in 2005, five and a half years ago. It’s just over six years since he released his debut We Have Sound. Since then, Vek has been extremely quiet and many doubted he would ever make a musical appearance ever again. But he’s back, with a second album Leisure Seizure due in the first week in June through Island Records. ‘A Chore’ above is the first single from it. It’s comfortably familiar yet still sounds fresh in 2011.
Here’s a reminder of times past:
Leisure Seizure tracklisting
01. Hold Your Hand
02. Aroused
03. A Chore
04. We Do Nothing
05. World of Doubt
06. Seizemic
07. A.P.O.L.O.G.Y
08. Someone Loves You
09. Close Mic’ed
10. On A Plate
11. You Need to Work Your Heart Out
12. Too Bad
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
On my cycle to work this morning I started singing “Nothing but green lights” to myself, because, well, I hit a run of green lights that normally catch me out.
Then I started to think to myself: “Whatever happened to Tom Vek…”
Then I log on.
Spooky.
It was meant to be!
Same with me and Santigold last week. Up she pops.
Excellent come-back tune. Enigmatic video too. C’mon the album!
it’s a grower too.
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