RVG RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘COMMON GROUND’ + NEW ALBUM BRAIN WORMS – OUT FRI JUNE 2

Revered Melbourne band RVG present ‘Common Ground’, the fourth and final track from their forthcoming and highly anticipated third studio album, Brain Worms – out Friday June 2.

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The opening track of Brain Worms, ‘Common Ground’ aptly sets the scene, introducing us to a record that leaves no stone unturned in the pursuit of self-dissection, analysis, and ultimately, plaintive acceptance. “Something that Sarah from Camp Cope said to me years ago has always stuck with me; ‘No matter what we do, they’re still going to hate us.’”- Romy Vager

Sonically, ‘Common Ground’ rocks back and forward melodically, as if to comfort its listener, as Romy’s forthright and penetrative lyricism cuts through synth laden crescendos with earnest poignancy. It’s a journey that culminates in a transcendent instrumental outro, punctuated by silvery, 80’s-esq percussion.

The accompanying 'Common Ground' video is directed by Tom Campbell, and features RVG performing in the round as dancer Jayden Lewis performs the striking choreography of Zoee Marsh. “Together we wanted to do something that was stripped back, reduced to its simplest form, with only the most basic and essential features,” says Campbell. “There is no contrivance, no attempt to cover up or hide the infrastructure of the band’s instruments or our film gear, we embrace that chaos, but we also wanted to play with our audiences expectations to land somewhere in the middle of narrative and performance. Visually, I wanted to represent the struggle I heard in the lyrics in a physical way. How we fight these feelings, how we try to beat them down, or free ourselves from them. These feelings get inside us, under our skin - ridding ourselves of them, or exorcising them from within, becomes a kind of exercise in healing.”

The new offering follows previous album singles ‘Midnight Sun’, ‘Squid’ and ‘Nothing Really Changes’, which featured across The Guardian AU, NME AU, Tone Deaf, Music Feeds, plus received a slew of local radio adds, DSP playlist covers and debuted at #3 on Top 10 Singles Chart at specialty radio in the U.S. Last month’s follow up ‘Squid’ was one of Rolling Stone’s ‘Songs You Need To Know’ and praised by Brooklyn Vegan’, Culture Fiend, Femmusic and Glamglare, with Austin Town Hall calling the track a “a powerful display that delivers a wallop to the listener’s ears”.

After a momentous first five years — finding critical acclaim for 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 — RVG released second album Feral (2020) as the world was locking down. Feral was 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. But in new album Brain Worms, this is the most confident the band has ever felt in RVG. They’ve moved past their influences, pushed themselves, and tried new things. And they have made a record they can, by all accounts, call their best.

RVG recently returned from the UK and Europe where they toured with Billy Nomates and showcased at The Great Escape between headline shows. The band are now set to play Rising Festival, Dark Mofo and Splendour in the Grass.

Pre-order Brain Worms now here.