{"id":7334,"date":"2015-09-28T13:47:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T13:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-vanna-alt-ep\/"},"modified":"2015-09-28T13:47:50","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T13:47:50","slug":"album-review-vanna-alt-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-vanna-alt-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Vanna &#8211; Alt EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/bb8f323b1966e59999f022db5d6eb6b0\/tumblr_nvcj4zUYwA1r8no6so1_540.png\" width=\"250\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">The 90\u2019s \u2013 a decade of music that has garnered mixed attitudes. The realms of Alternative music in the 90\u2019s in retrospect is a cloud of bohemia that is alien to where we are now in 2015. Boston\u2019s <b>Vanna<\/b> have have curated the <i>\u2019Alt\u2019<\/i> cover EP riddled with the anthems that of the guilty pleasures you always try to remember to forget.<\/p>\n<p><b>Vanna<\/b> take a slice of the corner of each world and reshapes it under a guise that is recognizable to their fans. Their rendition of Marilyn Manson\u2019s <i>\u2018Beautiful People\u2019<\/i> encapsulates the mechanical industrial charm and shows off throat vocalist Davey Muise emulating Manson\u2019s slithering cadence while also bringing a new flare to that famous inquisition in the chorus. Korn\u2019s <i>\u2018Got The Life\u2019<\/i> allows <b>Vanna<\/b> to make use of the nu metal warlords trademark trailing electronic sound as the band indulge in the siren phaser and digitalized breakbeats. <!-- more --> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The self-deprecating <i>\u2018Self Esteem\u2019<\/i> makes an appearance amongst the heavier tracks where co-vocalist\/guitarist Joel Pastuszak delivers a polarizing vocal performance as his voice establishes a new claim of legitimacy. The guitars are drenched in a grunge sludge that distorts this pop punk classic. <b>Vanna<\/b>\u2019s success of creating a resonance on <i>\u2018Self Esteem\u2019<\/i> speaks on how the perils of having low self esteem transcends through a generation of \u201cdweebs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2019Alt\u2019<\/i> will find a home between the tangible and digital shelves of those glutton for ambitious hardcore covers, similar in the vein of Evergreen Terrace\u2019s \u2018Writer\u2019s Block\u2019. <b>Vanna<\/b>\u2019s production throughout <i>\u2018Alt\u2019<\/i> is flawless where the grit of every inch of the instrumentation is full. <b>Vanna<\/b>\u2019s <i>\u2018Fuel\u2019<\/i> stamps on the famously shunned desk production of the famous <i>\u2018Reload\u2019<\/i>. Muise is triumphant in conquering the distinct vocal adlibs of Mr Hetfield and recovers his tracks with a fluctuating roar. It is however on the Smashing Pumpkin\u2019s <i>\u2019Zero\u2019<\/i> where <b>Vanna<\/b> appear most comfortable. Muise forces his throat-scraping command in between the famous clamping riff to a height that arrests the turmoil and angst that <i>\u2019Zero\u2019<\/i> is constructed from.<\/p>\n<p>On <i>\u2018Alt\u2019<\/i>, <b>Vanna<\/b> successfully compile a collection of covers that accurately recreates the grip the hard rock world and commercial-fringed pop punk had within the 90\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>4.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2019Alt\u2019<\/em> EP by <strong>Vanna<\/strong> is released on 2nd October on <strong>Pure Noise Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vanna<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/vannamusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vannaboston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Aaron Akeredolu (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/boymostlikelyto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@boymostlikelyto<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 90\u2019s \u2013 a decade of music that has garnered mixed attitudes. 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