RVG RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘SQUID’ HEADLINE THE FORUM FOR RISING FESTIVAL (JUNE 14) + NEW ALBUM BRAIN WORMS – OUT FRI JUNE 2
Photo by Izzie Austin
Revered Melbourne band RVG release ‘Squid’ – the next glimpse into their highly anticipated new album Brain Worms – out Friday June 2. The new song arrives following the announcement of their headline show at The Forum (Melb) on Wednesday June 14 as part of Rising Festival, joined by Danish rockers Iceage and a once in a blue moon show from Batrider.
‘Squid’ powers through the walls of realism and out the other side, imagining what might happen if we were to go back in time, step on something, and … become a squid. “I didn’t intend to be // Some hideous turquoise thing // Some hideous third thing,” Vager sings, bringing an earnestness and desperation so real that feelings suddenly cut through the song’s absurdity.
Of the single Romy says "Squid is a song about going back in time and stepping on a Tiktaalik and then going back to the present but you have the same job, the same problems you had before except you’re a squid. We jammed it on a whim and it ended up coming out really well. I left a large chunk of the lyrics till the last minute, finishing them off in Finsbury Park at 6 in the morning before I could get into the studio and record my vocals."
The new offering follows last month’s album lead single, ‘Nothing Really Changes’, which was hailed by The Guardian, The Music, Brooklyn Vegan and more, received a slew of local radio adds, DSP playlist covers & debuted at #3 on Top 10 Singles Chart at specialty radio in the U.S.
All throughout Brain Worms – made up of post-punk band of lyricist/frontwoman Romy Vager, guitarist Reuben Bloxham, drummer Marc Nolte, and bassist Isabele Wallace – it’s apparent that RVG is in very fine form. Named for the recognisable experience of each day bearing witness to a world of private obsessions being aired out in the infinite, Brain Worms may not be wholly new territory, but this time around, there’s a newfound radical acceptance glistening overtop everything.
Recorded in London at Snap Studios with James Trevascus (Billy Nomates, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, The Goon Sax), all ten Brain Worms tracks surge with lush sounds and clear intentions. RVG have moved past their influences, pushed themselves, and tried new things. And they made a record they can call their best.
RVG found critical acclaim upon release of their debut A Quality of Mercy (2017), landing on countless end-of-year Best Of lists, and playing alongside some of the world’s biggest acts in Pixies, Kurt Vile, Pete Doherty, Sleaford Mods, Camp Cope, Shame, and more. The band followed up their debut with the incredibly received Feral (2020), called “masterfully executed” by The Big Issue, “the record of a lifetime” by Rolling Stone Australia and given four-and-a-half stars by the Sydney Morning Herald.
RVG have just landed back in Australia following eight performances at last week’s SXSW(Austin), and will head overseas next month to tour the UK with Billy Nomates followed by a short headline tour in Europe across May. They will return to Australia for their album launch at The Forum on June 14th as part of Rising Festival.
Pre-order 'Brain Worms' now here.
RVG BILLY NOMATES TOUR DATES 2023
Mon. Apr. 17 - Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed (w/ Billy Nomates) - TICKETS HERE
Wed. Apr. 19 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms (w/ Billy Nomates) - SOLD OUT
Thu. Apr. 20 - Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall (w/ Billy Nomates) - TICKETS HERE
Fri. Apr. 21 - Leeds, UK @ LUU-Stylus (w/ Billy Nomates) - TICKETS HERE
Sat. Apr. 22 - Glasgow, UK @ QMU (w/ Billy Nomates) - TICKETS HERE
Mon. Apr. 24 - Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop (w/ Billy Nomates) - TICKETS HERE
Tue. Apr. 25 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute Birmingham (w/ Billy Nomates) - TICKETS HERE
Thu. Apr. 27 - London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town (w/ Billy Nomates) - TICKETS HERE
Fri. Apr. 28 - Brighton, UK @ CHALK Live (w/ Billy Nomates) - TICKETS HERE
Sat. Apr. 29 - Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory (w/ Billy Nomates) - TICKETS HERE
RVG EUROPEAN TOUR DATES 2023
Tue. May. 2 - Paris, FR @ Supersonic - FREE
Thu. May. 4 - Rotterdam, NL @ V11 - TICKETS HERE
Fri. May. 5 - Haldern-Rees, DE @ Haldern Pop Bar - FREE
Sun. May. 7 - Nijmegen, NL @ Merleyn - TICKETS HERE
RVG MELBOURNE HEADLINE SHOW
Wed. Jun. 14 - Melbourne, VIC @ The Forum - TICKETS HERE