Vita and the Woolf – I remember sitting at my desk this June as a friend played me Vita and the Woolf’s single “Mary” for the first time. We stopped what we were doing, crowded around the laptop speakers and listened until its rapturous four minutes and 15 seconds were up. Frontwoman and pianist Jennifer Pague has a commanding voice and a knack for writing music that pulls you in. It’s soulful, its rocks out with abandon, it explores arty avenues as well as anthemic arenas. “Fang Song”, Vita and the Woolf’s debut, was a DIY recording project of Pague’s as she wrote a cycle of songs inspired by the romance between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sack-ville West. It’s lo-fi, but it shimmers. With the formation of a live band featuring Bobby Cleveland on bass and synth and Adam Shumski on drums,
VITA and the WOOLF – ” Mm Chka Mm ” and ” Mary “
Posted: December 18, 2014 in MUSICTags: Jennifer Pague, Philadelphia, Vita and the Wolf