Posts tagged "We Have Sound"

The Singles Bar: Tom Vek’s “You’ll Stay”

Please, please, please say that “You’ll Stay” is the harbinger for a new Tom Vek record in 2012. It was too long between Vek’s stellar debut We Have Sound and his follow-up Leisure Seizure so a quick album number three would make sense, right? Since last year’s sophomore stand out, Vek’s been remixing like crazy, playing overseas (Please come to North America for a proper tour?), and laying down unforgettable vocals to DJ Shadow songs (“Warning Call” off of Shadow’s […]

Support Good Music Chapter 5: Tom Vek

The news that Tom Vek ‘s first new album in over 5 years is finally coming out gave me a chance to listen to and reflect upon his brilliant debut We Have Sound over and over and over again. Who is Tom Vek , you ask? I’ve read somewhere that he’s a “post-punk revivalist”. I think it’s just good music. His debut We Have Sound is still relevant today. It’s quirky-electro in the vein of Beck, Cake, and Soul Coughing. Sort of. He’s the […]