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 Since the 2006 release of their Barsuk debut get yr blood sucked out, Portland, OR duo Viva Voce toured non-stop for nearly 2 years, both as headliners and supporting fellow Portlanders The Shins in the US and abroad. Band founders Kevin and Anita Robinson then took an entire year off from touring (unheard of for them) to finish their hand-built backyard home studio and gig around town with country rock band Blue Giant, and have since become something of a hub in the Portland music scene. With Blue Giant, Kevin and Anita made it a habit to incorporate a broad cast of Portland musicians to their live ensemble — and now the Viva Voce band itself has grown, as Kevin and Anita have welcomed Corrina Repp and Evan Railton to the official line-up.
Now Viva Voce are back with rose city, an album they wrote, arranged, and recorded themselves all in one furious month — choosing not to deliberate over every little thing but living purely in the moment musically and lyrically. Immersing themselves in sonic experimentation, it was truly spontaneous and cathartic. The result is an angular, immediate record that pulses with the palpable urgency of a band yearning for a return to the vagabond life of the working, touring musician — a mode in which Viva Voce is truly at home.
 Barsuk is excited to announce Viva Voce’s first video from rose city, octavio.
Beautifully shot by fellow Portlander Alicia J. Rose, the video finds Anita & Kevin Robinson, alongside new band members Corrina Repp and Evan Railton, in a haunting — and of course rocking out — beautifully decrepit mansion. Watch, share, post the video for octavio ! |
 Check out the new Viva Voce shirt, the "Swiss Army Cobra". Available now in the shop.
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Like a honeymoon sprinkled with Pacific mist. Spacious and spontaneous, Rose City is an endlessly tuneful bouquet of beauty. - Alternative Press
Viva Voce are back with rose city, an album they wrote, arranged, and recorded themselves all in one furious month — choosing not to deliberate over every little thing but living purely in the moment musically and lyrically. Immersing themselves in sonic experimentation, it was truly spontaneous and cathartic. The result is an angular, immediate record that pulses with the palpable urgency of a band yearning for a return to the vagabond life of the working, touring musician — a mode in which Viva Voce is truly at home. |
Starting today, fans will be able to take an early listen to the forthcoming Viva Voce release, rose city, at the ABC News blog, Amplified. The album will be out a week from today, and the band will be starting their tour this coming weekend — tour dates can be found here. |
 In advance of the new record, Viva Voce is offering up an exclusive single at eMusic, featuring rose city stand-out octavio and a pair of new remixes for the track. The single will be available next Tuesday, April 28th, about a month before rose city drops on May 26th. The follow-up to the band's 2006 Barsuk Records debut, get yr blood sucked out, the new album is an angular, immediate record that pulses with palpable urgency.
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Barsuk staff and many of our bands will down in Austin later this month for the annual SXSW music festival, playing parties, doing DJ sets, and having a good ol' Texas time. Our official showcase with Merge Records, March 21 at the Parish, will feature Ra Ra Riot, Say Hi, and The Wooden Birds, as well as Merge bands Telekinesis, Lou Barlow with Imaad Wasif, and The Rosebuds, and special guest DJ Jason Hammel from Mates of State spinning records between sets. Due to tour routing logistics, Viva Voce will have to hit the road before our showcase Saturday night, but they'll be down in Austin earlier in the week playing a few parties in their new four-piece lineup. |
After taking some time off to finish their hand-built backyard home studio and gig around the town with country rock band Blue Giant, Viva Voce are back with rose city, an album they wrote, arranged, and recorded themselves all in one furious month — choosing not to deliberate over every little thing but living purely in the moment musically and lyrically. Immersing themselves in sonic experimentation, it was truly spontaneous and cathartic. The result is an angular, immediate record that pulses with the palpable urgency of a band yearning for a return to the vagabond life of the working, touring musician — a mode in which Viva Voce is truly at home.
Release date is May 26. The band will be playing US dates in March and April, and touring extensivly after the album is released. |
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Viva Voce are: Evan Railton (drums), Corrina Repp (guitar, bass, vox), Anita Robinson (vox, guitars, percussion, keyboards, etc.) and Kevin Robinson (vox, drums, percussion, guitars, keyboards, etc.) |
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