Van She

Formed In The Early Part Of 2005 Van She Is A Band From Sydney. Unashamedly Taking Bits And Bobs From 80’s Post Punk Funk And Synth Pop 90’s Grunge French House Film Scores 70’s Krautrock And The Latest Collection Of Innovative Artists Like Tom Vek And M83 Van She Is That Unique Beast That One Was Beginning To Believe No Longer Existed – A Band That Takes All These Influences From Days Gone But Makes Them Sound Unique Modern And…. Fresh. A Lazy Pastiche This Isn’t. Van She Formed When Nick Routledge Vocals Guitar Matt Van Schie Bass Michael Di Francesco Synths And Tomek Archer Drums All Responded To An Ad In Sydney’s Drum Media And Arrived At An Audition For A Vocalist For A Doom Metal Band With Influences Including Sepultura Entombed Black Skull And Phil Collins To Find The Whole Thing Was A Sham. You Could Call It The Result Of Satan At Work Or You Could Call It Fate. Since The Chance Meeting Van She Have Been Playing Out And About Around Sydney Headlining Their Own Shows And Supporting The Likes Of The Presets And Wolf & Cub. They’ve Also Been In The Studio The Fruits Of Which We Now See In The Shape Of A 6 Track Self Titled EP. Opener Mission Acts As A Gloomy But Punchy Entry Point Into The Van She World While Kelly Is Like The Epic Lovelorn Cousin To The Presets’ Girl And The Sea. Sex City Throbs And Blips Like A Restless Adolescent And Survive Is The Greatest Post Post Punk Tune To Make Use Of Slap Bass. Kelly Reprise Blisses Out For Just A Few Seconds Before Here With You Brings Us To A Beautifully Textured Melancholic Close. read less