𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 | 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞
Vanity Spawned By Fear is the latest single from Ceremony, the fluid band that doesn’t stop changing. Honestly, this band now is unrecognisable from anything they’ve done before. Similar in a way that they are carrying the overall post-punk/ new wave tone they’ve showcased in records such as The L Shaped Man and In The Spirit World Now.
𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥
However, the presentation and the sonics that come out of this are so different. Ross Farrar's vocals sound different from previous works in older albums or Spice. This track has a dark groove to it. Starting out we hear a guitar shimmering in and out like a siren. We later hear this motif being played as an accent which suits this dark foreboding theme.
This theme gets backed up by Ceremony’s lyrical content too. With “Can you see it in me? | It cuts down on me | Burrows its teeth in me | But it belongs to me | The one thing that belongs to me” being sung but also accented in an almost whispered way.
Love this track and the psychedelic effects on the gang vocals for the chorus, wispy, and eerie. Also, the saxophone solo towards the coda of this song are a stand-out. If you’re a fan of post-punk or new wave. You’re sure to love this.
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