Way back in August, The Wild Honey Pie hosted an interactive music video shoot/festival called Summer Camp. Remember that? One of the coolest things about it was getting to see a bunch of New York based bands out of their element and the double-edged sword of that was many of them debuted new unreleased material that happened to be absolutely excellent. One of those bands was Brooklyn pop experimentalists Vensaire whose set was composed solely of new tunes that they promised soon would see the light of day. If the event hadn’t been fastidiously documented by the Wild Honey Pie staff for their video series Welcome Campers, it would’ve been a long, troublesome wait for Vensaire’s new tunes to arrive.
Last Friday, Vensaire self-released their debut album Perdix and unsurprisingly all of the tracks they played during their Summer Camp set are on there. “Finding It Found”, “Porteño”, and a curious little song only previously referred to as “6″ whose name is actually WAY more complicated. ”クロアシシャクケイ” is essentially the second single from Perdix and it’s translation escapes me. What I do know however is that many of the things that make Vensaire uniquely wonderful can be found completely within the confines of this track. It’s a veritable prism of technicolor and artful blend of folky dance pop. It makes subtle use of the Eastern elements that have no doubt inspired its name and has far more narrative depth than your standard dance track.
Vensaire’s debut full length Perdix is available on their Bandcamp now until it’s not so make sure to grab it if you enjoy the first taste, it’s well worth it.
