VHS Or Beta
Aug 29, 2011
VHS or Beta originally from Louisville, Kentucky, now based in Brooklyn, NY, combines elements of rock, house and disco. Their self-released debut EP Le Funk found some success on the charts, but the band became better known in the wake of the 2004 album Night on Fire. After two and half years of touring, VHS or Beta recorded 2007's Bring on the Comets in Asheville, NC, marking a slight change in direction towards a more straightforward pop sound, achieved without sacrificing their trademark dance sensibility.
VHS or Beta's upcoming album, Diamonds & Death, set to be released on September 27th, is a journey full of thrilling moments and unexpected turns. The album's electronic foundation is a byproduct of the many nights VHS OR BETA DJs have manned the decks and remixes they have done in the last few years. The self-produced album travels spectacular heights to gut-wrenching plunges and is an emotional rollercoaster. The songs unfold and mutate in unpredictable ways that will transfix dance floors and bedrooms alike.
Title track "Diamonds & Death" transforms from a minimal synth track into a dance floor behemoth. "I Found a Reason" is a pulsating summer anthem with a soaring refrain built on a foundation of rubbery bass, swooning synth and housey piano chords. The album's idealistic nature juxtaposes dance floor stompers like "Watch Out" with experimental, psychedelic tracks like "Jellybean". Diamonds & Death is an unpredictable journey full of breathtaking epic song-scapes.
The anthemic lead single "Breaking Bones" features a skittering beat, keyboards stabs and a transfixing vocal melody, "Breaking Bones" immediately submerges you into the album and explodes into a guitar-fueled chorus.
VHS Or Beta are currently touring the US through October.
VHS or Beta Tour Dates
- 10/4: Chicago, IL @ The Vic
- 10/5: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
- 10/6: Montreal, QC @ Telus
- 10/7: Boston, MA @ Paradise
- 10/8: Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
- 10/11: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
- 10/13: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
- 10/15: Miami, FL @ Grand Central
