Name: Brain Worms
Brand: RVG

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-FIRE-683IE

Colour

Colour details

Deep Red

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Indie Exclusive

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

809236001177

Total Cap

9999

Red LP

CD-FIRE-683

Extended format: No

2023-06-02

809236168320

LP-FIRE-683C

Blue

Download code: Yes

809236168375

Blue LP

LP-FIRE-683

Black

809236168313

Black LP

Artist

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Fire Records

RVG, short for Romy Vager Group, is a talented music band hailing from Melbourne, Australia. Formed in 2015, they have quickly gained recognition for their unique sound and captivating performances.
With their distinct blend of indie rock and post-punk influences, RVG has carved out a niche in the music scene. Led by frontwoman Romy Vager's powerful vocals and heartfelt lyrics, their songs resonate with audiences on a deep level.
Since their formation, RVG has been making waves in the industry with critically acclaimed albums and electrifying live shows. Their passion for creating meaningful music shines through in every performance, leaving fans craving more.

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A pivotal record for contemporary times; bright, free, adamant, optimistic. Brain Worms is RVG’s fullest, most pristine album yet. All throughout Brain Worms, it’s apparent that this is a band in very fine form. Album opener ‘Common Ground’ sets the tone for what’s to come; a shiny, thrilling, punch of an album, with all the beloved RVG hallmarks. Vager’s voice is unfiltered and commanding as ever when delivering her clever, not-quite-ironic lyrics. Here, though, those lyrics feel so much less resigned to yearning, and so much more defiant and joyous. ‘Tambourine’ is the only Covid song Vager wrote when “trying not to write Covid songs”, and it’s a painfully honest portrait of grieving mid-isolation. ‘Brain Worms’ tells the all-too-familiar story of a person falling down the internet rabbit hole and finding comfort in conspiracies. ‘Nothing Really Changes’ is a keys-heavy new wave-ish thing, while closer ‘Tropic of Cancer’ sparkles with Vager’s self-assured new manifesto: I know what I’m like, and I know how I get. If you think I’m strange, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Bloxham, Nolte, and Wallace are flawlessly adept in bringing Vager’s songwriting to life. Recorded in London at Snap Studios with James Trevascus (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, PJ Harvey), all ten tracks surge with lush sounds and clear intentions and the magic of an acoustic guitar once owned by Kate Bush, given to her by Tears for Fears (who, legend has it, wrote ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ on it). Between the four bandmates lead singer and guitarist Vager, guitarist Reuben Bloxham, drummer Marc Nolte and bassist Isabele Wallace this is the most confident they’ve ever felt in RVG. They’ve moved past their influences, pushed themselves, and tried new things. And they have made a record they can, by all accounts, call their best.

Brain Worms

Music US

Discover Brain Worms by RVG. A pivotal record for contemporary times, this album showcases RVG's best work yet. Available in CD and LP formats from Fire Records.