Songs Of Isolation

Four years after their 2018 debut caught the post-rock world’s attention, VLMV are back with a more streamlined approach on follow-up Sing With Abandon. Mainman Pete Lambrou explains why he felt it was time to move away from guitars and craft more piano-based music that speaks directly to the listener.

Alex Lynham

For their second album, post-rockers VLMV, pronounced ‘Alma’, have taken a different tack. Their first record, Stranded, Not Lost, was a guitar-heavy affair that relied on loop pedals to build its ambient soundscapes. For all their richness and complexity, most of their songs were still playable by two musicians with guitars. “Writing-wise it started as a solo thing,” explains primary songwriter Pete Lambrou, “and I persuaded Ciaran [Morahan] to join, because I was always a fan of his screwdriver guitar-playing antics from [the pair’s other band] Codes In The Clouds. So I think he elevated the songs that were there. He turned them from maybe being a bit too wet into something a little bit darker, but certainly more interesting.” However, Ciaran has taken more of a back seat on…

You're reading a preview of

Prog (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 135

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.