Van Susans new single Bricks Not Sticks Or Straw
aaamusic | On 17, Mar 2012
“Driving hook-laden glory”
Chris Hawkins – BBC 6 Music
“Real charisma, great live shows & boy can they do sing-along”
Steve Harris – XFM
Six-piece indie band Van Susans kick off the year with their brand new single Bricks Not Sticks Or Straw, continuing the band’s wave of success that saw their debut EP We Could Be Scenery championed by 6 Music’s Chris Hawkins & XFM’s Steve Harris.
Airplay on more than 30 UK radio stations, excellent write-ups in God Is In The TV & more, video broadcasts on SubTV plus packed houses at The 100 Club / IndigO2 all point towards 2012 being a breakthrough year for Van Susans with the release of their debut album scheduled for early summer.
The single Bricks Not Sticks Or Straw is a powerful slice of guitar/pop led by the driving guitars of Ed Dullaway which underpin lead vocalist Olly Andrews’s unique lyrical delivery inspired by a fairy tale told to all of us in early childhood. In the song Olly sings of building on long term successes whilst accepting that sometimes there are days when it can ‘all come crashing down’, and how learning from these events can only make you stronger.
Taking inspiration along the way, from bands like Death Cab For Cutie, Jimmy Eat World and Metallica/Paramore, the Van Susans have been working with new UK producer Oli Som who learnt his trade during a stint at a Nashville studio before coming back to the UK where he is currently working with a select few emerging indie bands including Van Susans.
Together this prolific producer/artist team have made an album brimming with moments of inspiration that use rich guitar, piano and string arrangements to create a sound that’s timeless in feel, yet connects with today’s young audiences, as expressed by the band’s fast expanding online and gig-going fanbase.
Lead vocalist and lyricist Olly Andrews seems to have written his own mantra for success in the track, as he urges the listener to ‘…stick to your guns, you’ve got to be strong, gotta take every chance that comes along’
With the Van Susans’ upcoming album due for release this summer, it’s looking like this mantra just might work for the band as they continue to build their music career on solid tunes.
Relevant Links:
www.vansusans.com
