Viva Voce continues to make strides in musical discovery and their footsteps are sure to be closely followed by the more adventurous musical trekker.   Full text...

This is an organic, homegrown creation that sounds as though it's had a lot of time and love invested in it; lend an inquisitive ear and find yourself instantly besotted.  Full text...

Though the album changes up several times dynamically, it is the scorching aura that is the source code for Get Yr Blood Sucked Out. The energy created by the bride and groom is palpable from the get-go and slow burns the distance.  Full text...

These are songs that know beauty and violence; the lyrics could only be fuelled by a couple's flits between unconditional love and sparring. This is how an imaginary Paul McCartney-Heather Mills album might have sounded.  Full text...

It's a rawer sound than their previous releases, with titles like "When Planets Collide", "From The Devil Himself" and "We Do Not Fuck Around" giving some idea of the apocalyptic themes investigated; but these tougher moments are balanced by the affirmative attitude of "Special Thing" and "How To Nurse A Bruised Ego", and "Bill Bixby", which soothes the ear like the palate-freshening sorbet between the courses of a meal.  Full text...

The old two-chord trick is skilfully disguised with some deft arrangements and there are several great tunes, especially the epic So Many Miles and the pounding Faster than a Dead Horse. Recommended.  Full text...

The record is an odd mix of influences and sonic elements you don't often hear together -- especially within individual songs -- and occasionally it sounds like the ship might sink under the weight of all that musical cargo.  Full text...

Viva Voce displays a preponderance of skill and know-how with their solid, rhythmic style — and though it seems an album primarily composed of tracks equally paced (but don't fear, there is certainly the requisite variation in both pacing and sonic style), would grow tiring, Viva Voce proves this is certainly not the case, at least with Get Yr Blood Sucked Out.  Full text...