VietNam // Summer In The City
I love when bands fuck with Wikipedia. The Brooklyn base band, VietNam, list their names as; Joshua “Exploding Motorcycle” Grubb on Lead Guitar and Vocals, Michael “Jesus Beard” Gerner on Guitar and vocals, Ivan “DJ Dolphin” Berko on Bass and Harp and Michael “Flaming Locks” Foss on Water Harmonica and Drum. The Bio goes on to say that Vietnam first appeared on YouTube, where their cover of Janet Jackson’s hit single “Love Will Never Do (Without You)”, received over 1 million views.
VietNam falls into the psych-rock category. Their style and influences are a direct throwback to the 60’s and 70’s days of Pink Floyd, Nico & The Velvet Underground, 13th Floor Elevators, Jefferson Airplane and The Doors.
“Summer In The City” is off of their 2007 self titled LP. They have since gone underground. The bands website is down, their Myspace page is a mess and they are not currently touring.
Further Listening:
**The Black Angels’ album Passover, was one of the best albums of 2006.
**Black Mountain’s lead-singer Stephen McBean fronted both The Pink Mountaintops and Jerk With A Bomb.
