Lost In Vancouver - ‘Voicemail’ Review: Cracking the indie formula, with a personal touch

13 Aug

While nailing the formula that made so many bands before them successful, Lost In Vancouver still finds space to add a personal touch, leaving themselves imprinted in your mind long after a listen.

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Listing their influences as The Strokes and Kings Of Leon, Scottish rock outfit Lost In Vancouver returns with Voicemail. It has an infectious riff, an addictive chorus and a human narrative. All jam-packed into a 2m30s indie bop.

Hailing from Edinburgh, Lost In Vancouver boasts 7 singles, garnering attention from BBC Introducing and Clash Magazine. The group disappeared for over 6 years, before returning with Out The Blue this year and kicking off a new era.

Written in the Summer of 2022, the single captures the story of an unexpected breakup, and the following events. While the topic digs into spiralling emotions, the melody feels overwhelmingly euphoric. It feels colourful, vibrant and bursting with life.

While stating their biggest inspiration as indie kings Catfish And The Bottlemen, the track feels closer to upcoming stars The Royston Club. Particularly the way the track builds, and centres around a strong guitar line.

Clash wasn’t exaggerating when they exclaimed: "an absolute riot whose energy levels start off in the red and only get louder".

Voicemail is a classic indie-rock banger, ready to get crowds jumping. While nailing the formula that made so many bands before them successful, Lost In Vancouver still find space to add a personal touch too, leaving themselves imprinted in your mind long after a listen.

If you’re a fan of early 00’s rock and roll or need a fresh artist on your playlist, we may have one right here for you. Waiting to be your new favourite.

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