Red Vox Rocks

Red Vox is a rock band from New York, and on March 29, they released their first album, called “What Could Go Wrong” (there is no question mark in the title).

In an email interview with the guitarist and lead singer of Red Vox, Vinny, he said, “My musical influences start mainly at the British invasion bands from the 60s and go all the way through till today. I also go a bit earlier than the 60s with stuff like Buddy Holly, Elvis The Rat pack. Generally the bands and artists that influenced me the most are: David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Radiohead, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Talking Heads, The Cars, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Wilco, Blur, Tame Impala, The Gorillaz and many more.”

The album is amazing from start to finish, but it really shines with the last 3 songs.

“I really like the way the last 5 songs on the album work together. They flow into each other nicely and the mood of each song compliments the previous one. I also enjoy that the album has lots of different sounds. Listen in headphones to catch all the weird little moments. Sometimes we'd throw the kitchen sink at a song, realize we went too far and scale it back. However, we'd sometimes keep the kitchen sink, but just bury it really low in the mix,” said Vinny.

 “Ghost Page” is a very melancholy song, and while seeming a bit jarring compared to the last song, going from the previous fast pace to slow, it fits very well.

“The goal was to be as honest as possible. A lot of these songs were written years ago. I don't even remember writing some of them, so they felt like songs from another band. It was like being a fan of a song that was never recorded or played live! So I really wanted to just kind of bring these songs into the world in the best way possible. For the 5 new songs, Mike, Joe and I wanted to really bring out what made them interesting. Sometimes we went for more classic rock sound, sometimes we went with something more modern. On some songs we experimented with different strange sounds, others we kept it to the basic instruments. The album was meant to be a collection of songs, each sounding different, but also obviously from the same band. We like albums with lots of variety, and I think we achieved that,” said Vinny.

“Long Lonely Night” is the best song on the album, and fells like a David Bowie tune. This just feels right, it’s so peaceful and nice, and this song is awesome okay. Go listen to it. It has a mood to it that’s just wow, especially with headphones. The guitars sound good, the vocals are the best on the album, and everything great.

“We're in the process of recording another song at the moment, one that we really like. It'll be released on its own as a single. After that we're considering doing a small EP of really dumb, heavy songs. Stuff that sounds like it came out of the 80s. All the while we'll probably do a few local shows from time to time, all the while hoping that Tame Impala picks us up as their opening act. Hey, a guy can dream right? What could go wrong?” said Vinny.

“In A Dream” is the final song, and a strong way to end the album. Especially this, but also the entire album, it gets better with each listen. If you want to listen to Red Vox you can go to their website: http://www.redvoxband.com