Standout longplayers

7 April 2023

Band: VAZUM (Detroit, Michigan)

Who: Zach Pliska and Emily Sturm. Their musical project started in 2017.
They describe their sound as deathgaze, combining the raw energy of
deathrock with the depth of shoegaze. So far the duo released four
albums and a handful of singles and EPs.

New album: V-

V- is a greatest hits album consisting of re-recorded songs from 2020-2022.
The longplayer serves as a proper introduction to VAZUM’s unique blend of
goth rock and shoegaze. Lyrically, V- is fueled by a distaste for idol worship,
social media influencers, self-righteous zealots, corporate greed, and
consumerism and speaks out against domestic abuse and self-harm.

TUTV: If you’re into all things Goth/dark-shoegaze-wave and never heard of VAZUM you should buy this album. It captures their versatile songwriting creativity. From blazing industrial-punk-rock (Angel / Embers / Unspoken) to their love for Siouxsie And The Banshees (Thief / Love To Death / Gallows), to spooky darkwave wanderings (Werewolf / Razor Smile / Haunted House), to the closing album stomper The Familiar. And everywhere Zach Pliska and Emily Sturm‘s (now and then sounding like Siouxsie Sioux‘s twin voice) vocals fuel their glimmering-synth-guitar plangency. This is a perfect guide to Vazum‘s fascinating world.

Buy/stream
V- right here.

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