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Vagabond : Dry Bar, Manchester : 11.05.2009
I ARRIVED at Manchester’s Dry Bar not really knowing what to expect of Vagabond – who I’d interviewed some hours earlier.
I had heard them described as ‘soulful pop and synth-tinged rock’ (too many wanky adjectives for my liking) and I was churning up inside, thinking I would have to slag off a group of lads I had rather enjoyed interviewing.
Fortunately my journalistic integrity will remain intact for a few more hours as the band and their massive sound were really quite good at what they do.
Vagabond are currently travelling the length and breadth of the UK, visiting some of the Isle’s dingiest hangouts, to promote the release of their debut single ‘Sweat’ which is due for release on June 8. (I’m assured that all the songs on the forthcoming album aren’t named after bodily fluids – although Luke from the band did think that ‘Jizz in the Morning’ would make a nice title).
Alex, Vagabond’s silken throated frontman, described the bands first single saying: “It’s based on a short fling I had and is basically just about sex, stopping to have a glass of wine and a smoke and then back to bed again.
“‘Sweat’ is probably our most produced track and it’s definitely not the biggest track on the album but we decided to release it first to give people a taste of better things to come.”
The single, and generally most of the songs on the set list, seemed to have quite a powerful rhythmic American 70s pop rock tempo which frequently reminded me of Suzi Quatro’s ‘Can the Can’ and at times (this isn’t a critism) of Gary Glitter’s ‘Hello, Hello’. However, when this is washed with Alex’s large smooth vocal, Vagabond are transformed into a more digestible band for those that like traditional Rn’B and soul.
The lads have just returned from shooting the video for ‘Sweat’ in California. Unfortunately a Mexican body double had to be found for Carl, Vagabond’s drummer as he was delayed due not sorting out his passport. He only arrived for the final few hours of filming.
Talking about how he was loving the pop-star lifestyle of filming music videos in American desserts Steve, Vagabond’s rhythm guitarist, said: “It was kind of weird filming in the dessert because two days before we were playing in front of four people and a couple of gypsies in Derby but we love doing that too.”
Vagabond have already had a few sell out shows on the back of their appearances on James Morrison’s latest tour which is, as Alex described it, “pretty encouraging”, considering their debut album ‘You Don’t Know The Half Of It’ isn’t even due out until June 22.
“There are a lot of uplifting songs on this album and we wanted to do this because there is a lot of depressing shit out their,” he added, “It isn’t wrong but I think too many writers are afraid to admit they’re actually ok – we’re happy so we write uplifting music.”
According to Sam, the band’s bouffant bassist, Vagabond have been compared “to everybody, from Wet Wet Wet to U2, from Kings of Leon to Spencer Davis Group and from Led Zepplin to Black Rose.”
My analysis of their sound is that they sound like a more bluesy/soulful chirpier version of Starsailor or a band of that ilk.
Check out the band via www.myspace.com/vagabond and if you like what you hear you can check them out on their tour or at Vfest, T in the Park or Glastonbury.
Words: Will Astbury
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