New Music: Vivian Girls - I Heard You Say

January 31, 2011

Liz Caruso

Though it's been a while since we've heard anything from Vivian Girls, there's been no shortage of news from their respective side projects. Between Katy Goodman's newest group La Sera, about to release their debut LP, and The Babies, Cassie Ramone's collaboration with Kevin Morby of Woods, it's a wonder the trio has any time left to focus on their main gig. Thankfully, the gals managed saved enough time to write and record new material for a third album, set to release April 12th. Share the Joy will be their first on Polyvinyl as well as a first with new drummer Fiona Campbell.

In spirit of the album's title, they are sharing the first single, a track entitled "I Heard You Say". While it still contains the acute girl group-like melodies and accompanying harmonies from their first two records, the thick layer of noise and grunge has been peeled away to reveal a cleaner, crisper sound.

Frontwoman Cassie Ramone herself says of the new LP, "The sound is more open, more free. I think that this album really shows our strengths as musicians, and shows us melding together musically. It's more psychedelic and less shoegaze. There's also a lot of organ on it, which is new for us."

Click here to grab a copy of "I Heard You Say" from Polyvinyl's website, or have a listen below!

Vivian Girls - I Heard You Say.mp3