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Album artwork for So Vanilla by Viji
Album artwork for So Vanilla by Viji
Album artwork for So Vanilla by Viji

London-based Austrian-Brazilian artist Viji with her highly-anticipated debut album So Vanilla out on tastemaker label Speedy Wunderground. Referencing the easy, sleazy sounds of the 90s, Viji – real name Vanilla Jenner – has been cementing herself as one of the most exciting alternative artists to watch in the UK right now. So Vanilla was recorded predominantly in London, in partnership with four-time Mercury Prize nominated producer and Speedy Wunderground label head, Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Kae Tempest, Wet Leg).

Having finished So Vanilla in November 2022, Viji relays that every song had a different writing process – some saw her and Carey playing guitar chords together for hours, until the sounds fused into one, and others came from late night ramblings at home. Born and raised in Vienna, Austria until the age of 16, she travelled first to the US and then to Brazil to stay with family. After Brazil, she moved to the UK to study music production in Brighton. Although she had written her first songs aged nine, and had carried on writing through her teens, she had never recorded them, and understanding the technicality of production techniques allowed her to grow as a writer and performer. “If you can be self-sufficient you can get stuff done way quicker. If you can make your own music, your own demos, you don’t need to rely on anyone. For writing it means you are not constrained to your voice and an instrument, it opens up a new spectrum of songwriting and creativity,” she explains. After finishing the course she moved to London and started to figure out her own sound. Her approach to shoe-gazey rock, raw instrumentals and vocal delivery makes her stand out as one of the most exciting UK artists to watch, pioneering what rock music can sound like in the modern era.

Viji

So Vanilla

Speedy Wunderground
Album artwork for So Vanilla by Viji
LP +

£24.99

signed

Limited Edition Signed Print

Transparent Natural Cream.

Signed Copy
Limited to 100 copies
Released 27/10/2023Catalogue Number

SWP012VPRINT

Album artwork for So Vanilla by Viji
LP

£23.99

Transparent Natural Cream.

Released 27/10/2023Catalogue Number

SWP012V

Album artwork for So Vanilla by Viji
CD

£10.99

Released 27/10/2023Catalogue Number

SWP012CD

Viji

So Vanilla

Speedy Wunderground
Album artwork for So Vanilla by Viji
LP +

£24.99

signed

Limited Edition Signed Print

Transparent Natural Cream.

Signed Copy
Limited to 100 copies
Released 27/10/2023Catalogue Number

SWP012VPRINT

Album artwork for So Vanilla by Viji
LP

£23.99

Transparent Natural Cream.

Released 27/10/2023Catalogue Number

SWP012V

Album artwork for So Vanilla by Viji
CD

£10.99

Released 27/10/2023Catalogue Number

SWP012CD

London-based Austrian-Brazilian artist Viji with her highly-anticipated debut album So Vanilla out on tastemaker label Speedy Wunderground. Referencing the easy, sleazy sounds of the 90s, Viji – real name Vanilla Jenner – has been cementing herself as one of the most exciting alternative artists to watch in the UK right now. So Vanilla was recorded predominantly in London, in partnership with four-time Mercury Prize nominated producer and Speedy Wunderground label head, Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Kae Tempest, Wet Leg).

Having finished So Vanilla in November 2022, Viji relays that every song had a different writing process – some saw her and Carey playing guitar chords together for hours, until the sounds fused into one, and others came from late night ramblings at home. Born and raised in Vienna, Austria until the age of 16, she travelled first to the US and then to Brazil to stay with family. After Brazil, she moved to the UK to study music production in Brighton. Although she had written her first songs aged nine, and had carried on writing through her teens, she had never recorded them, and understanding the technicality of production techniques allowed her to grow as a writer and performer. “If you can be self-sufficient you can get stuff done way quicker. If you can make your own music, your own demos, you don’t need to rely on anyone. For writing it means you are not constrained to your voice and an instrument, it opens up a new spectrum of songwriting and creativity,” she explains. After finishing the course she moved to London and started to figure out her own sound. Her approach to shoe-gazey rock, raw instrumentals and vocal delivery makes her stand out as one of the most exciting UK artists to watch, pioneering what rock music can sound like in the modern era.