Van Go Lion again

Continuing the "Van" theme pervading the blog over the past two days, we're thrilled to feature the new track by Van Go Lion, the electro-pop duo from Oregon who we were banging on about a few months ago. Body Moves which is due to be released in the US on Ninthwave Records, marks a bit of an evolution from the previous tracks we've highlighted. Have a listen below:

As we have mentioned once or twice in our previous article on the group, we are utterly enamoured with Amy's voice and it's a bit frustrating that it isn't until the last minute of the song that she's allowed to really let loose. But, thankfully, prior to that point, there's plenty to keep the ear interested. We're particularly detecting the influence of Kleerup in the backing track with the twinkling synthy keyboard line. There's also a Calvin Harris-esque shimmer in the bridge between the first chorus and the second verse. The chorus itself has some interesting hooks, particularly in the brilliant line "Love is a dancefloor: take a stand". All in all, offers a cool and shimmering start to the Van Go Lion commercial campaign.

We still have our eyes on this group, and we hope you will too. What we would particularly like is to hear a track where the two go all out both on the vocals and the backing track. Amy and Josh clearly have a great ear for understated, mood-driven electropop which is fast becoming their signature sound. It would be fantastic if they could transfer that to something more dancefloor friendly. That's nitpicking on our part though. For the time being it's great just to sit back and enjoy an act brimming with potential, growing in confidence with every track released.