RVG SHARE JOHN CALE COVER 'DYING ON THE VINE'
RVG have shared their crowd-favourite cover of John Cale's "Dying on the Vine", now streaming everywhere here. The B-side to the 'Alexandra' 7-Inch, the cover regularly opens the band's live show. Of the song, RVG's Romy Vager says:
"I’m a huge fan of this period of Cale’s music. It’s a strange balance of honest and grandiose pain, it’s like watching a car full of cocaine drive over a cliff. I guess that’s something I’ve always tried to do with the band: The kind of performance where you’re trying to make people feel anything but good about themselves. We played this song at our first gig and people have been bugging us to record it ever since so I’m glad that it’s finally around."
Paste Magazine writes: "Frontwoman Romy Vager bares her whole heart with this vocal performance as sorrow drips out of every nook and cranny of her voice. RVG’s guitars are just as poignant as Vager’s rough rock warble—they twinkle with a bittersweet glow." Brooklyn Vegan also included the song in their "9 New Songs Out Today" list.
"Dying On The Vine" is available alongside "Alexandra" on limited edition 7-inch vinyl, with only 200 copies available. The 7-inch is available now to pre-order.
The band are currently on tour in North America and have now completed their run of shows with Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. They have two headline shows remaining in San Diego (13th June) and Los Angeles (14th June), before heading home to Melbourne for the Reclink Community Cup (23rd June). Details are below!
