Vek released his second album, leisure seizure, in 2011 after a sixyear absence from the music industry. Tom vek confirms details of new album entitled luck music the. The first single from the album, a chore, had its radio 1. There was a five year wait before his sophomore followup, leisure seizure, which gave the musician a chance to grow his sound and mature. Its taken the man five years to resurface with leisure seizure and were all gagging to hear what he has in store. No wonder it took tom vek four years to record his second album. Out now itunes cdlp make your own luck cover we have sound 10 year box set. Leisure seizure 2011 indie tom vek download indie music.
Tom vek reminds me of mike doughty from soul coughing quite a bit in some places, but vek gears his music much more towards the dance floor. E lectro whizkid tom vek all but disappeared after his hotly tipped but minorselling 2005 debut. Londons eclectic oneman band tom vek born 1981, london, uk combines electronic music with indie rock, punk with dance, and influences like new wave and garage and also made most of his early recordings in his parents garage, too. Six years later, his second album leisure seizure contains the same melodic but frenetic energy that propelled sound, but works within a more mature framework. Leisure seizure is a english album released on jun 2011. Leisure seizure is the second studio album by rock artist tom vek. Apr 20, 2011 wow our posts have become as elusive as tom vek himself. His long awaited followup, leisure seizure 2011, was less raw but no less impactful. And for a refresher in great songs from this uk artist, try this one. Tom vek is currently streaming his second studio album lesiure seizure online, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to hear it. Stream aroused tom veks subedit by tom vek from desktop or your mobile device. Aussie btw van she have just released their remix of british dancepunker tom veks 2011 single aroused, drawing it out into a twinkling club jam that lasts nearly seven minutes.
Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. Vek resurfaced early in 2011 with the single a chore, the first taste of his second album, leisure seizure, which was released digitally in june of that year and. Tom vek aroused remix reedit subedit leisure seizure. Apr 08, 2014 tom vek confirms details of new album entitled luck. Tom vek confirms details of new album entitled luck music. To create this second album, vek found a studio space in east london, and spent time teaching. While one distinguished member of the crumble mega squad is fishing his tent out of a quagmire in a field somewhere in the south west of gods glorious country not usa, we are going to look at an altogether different festival thats coming up in just two weeks time. Six years later, his second album leisure seizure contains the same melodic but. Watch the video for aroused from tom vek s leisure seizure for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Vek disappeared from the spotlight for five years before making a longawaited return with 2011s leisure seizure. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. If you think you might be interested, give a listen to cc you set the fire in me because the overall sound of the album doesnt stray too far from that first song. Leisure seizure album has 12 songs sung by tom vek. Tom veks new video for arousedthe next single from his new leisure seizure lp, out nowromanticizes smoking cigarettes in ways mad men never could according to vek, the video is a nod to the way in which smoking is used heavily and quite innocently in art and fashion in the video, it represents feelings of being overwhelmed and extremities both of which tie in with the.
Luck is the third studio album by artist tom vek, released on 9 june 2014. Listen free to tom vek leisure seizure hold your hand, aroused and more. At the group level average seizure counts peaked in january 9. Tom vek absence makes the heart grow fonder, so goes the old adage. Tom vek pushing your luck luck moshi moshi, 2014 notes. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches. Tom vek was one of those mid 00s anomalies a genuinely interesting purveyor of progressive bedroom pop who seemed to pull these quite wonderful earworms from his hide like he was picking a fluffy piece of lint from his sleeve.
The lyrics for aroused by tom vek have been translated into 2 languages. Thomas timothy vernonkell born 10 may 1981 is a selftaught multi instrumentalist musician. Thomas timothy vernonkell, aka tom vek, played a well anticipated set to a tent packed with fans of his first and second albums tonight. Now, maybe thats a bit soppy for tom vek a young man who, by all intents and purposes, gained cultish notoriety for a single album, we have sound an album which cemented him as one of a rare breed of talented, electronicallyenthused multiinstrumentalists. Thomas timothy vernonkell born 10 may 1981 is a selftaught multiinstrumentalist musician. For those in the uk, you can download the single on itunes, or preorder the album on. Its the new single from tomvek, which is included on his new album leisure seizure.
Vek disappeared from the spotlight for five years before making. Read a tom vek interview from 2005 everything im doing is so cool. Phaleah the cold in you got eight, ben howard every kingdom six, little roy battle for seattle four, 40 winks its the trip three and dj shadow the less you know, the better two. The wytches, tiger dare, tom trago, tom vek, tor miller, twin peaks. May 09, 2012 aussie btw van she have just released their remix of british dancepunker tom veks 2011 single aroused, drawing it out into a twinkling club jam that lasts nearly seven minutes. The physical edition of leisure seizure comes to stores on september. Whether its a pleasurable itch in the centre of your brain as you await the arrival of something youve been looking forward to, or a sickening knot in your stomach outside the. Theres no feeling in the world quite like anticipation. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Tom vek streams new album leisure seizure online audio nme. I can imagine tom doing a michael j fox dance to this on stage. Phaleah the cold in you got eight, ben howard every kingdom six, little roy battle for seattle four, 40 winks its the trip three and dj shadow. In it, vek acknowledges his hiatus while pretending to be the host of a fictional talk show called tom veks island.
Well, thats it for me at least for the foreseeable future. After the success of his debut in 2005 we have sound, vek fell out of sight. When vek was evicted from pallet to make way for more housing, he took an even more independent approach to 2014s luck, recording the album entirely on. The comeback of tom vek was unexpected, but based upon the early returns it has been well worth the wait. Check out leisure seizure by tom vek on amazon music. On 9th july, shoreditch park which is situated behind hoxton street will dehisce and let in fuck loads of crusty hipsters.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so goes the old adage. Leisure seizure in 2011 and realised that there would be people buying the album digitally who wouldnt be seeing this extra cool stuff i was adding to the. During this period tom also moved to argentina to open the beautiful home hotel in buenos aires with his wife, music pr patricia oshea. Warning call sounds like a remix of a song off veks album leisure seizure. Tom vek, wild beasts, urge overkill, wooden birds, rayon. The way he spent that halfdecade wasnt exactly lackadaisical, though. Photography by sonia melot for recession studio with thanks to stuart sinclair and rory attwell, retouching by tom wandrag. Skip to the main navigation skip to the main content skip to search skip to footer skip to the main content back to the top. Now, maybe thats a bit soppy for tom vek a young man who, by all intents and purposes. Six years after his debut, the british producer crafts a follow up, losing some of his older works postpunk tics but keeping an emphasis on. You said only a back page will get us read as the first page now youre observing the corners that are showing the first signs of ageing im not trying to read you anymore i just keep on turning you through the days until the latest chapter unfolds you look aroused, you look awake you want a lighter turned on a slumber will fall on you again but in your dreams youre being held underneath the.
Leisure seizure, took about five years of suffering for your art. If chore the first release from the lp is anything to go by, it may be worth waiting for. Listen to tom vek radio featuring songs from leisure seizure free online. Digital music customers also bought items by gorillaz. This is a blog about hawaii, and all things loosely related to music, art, literature, politics and culture in hawaii and the world. Pushing your luck is taken from tom veks latest album luck. As reflected in the title of his second album, leisure seizure, tom vek took his time following up his acclaimed debut we have sound. The first single from the album, a chore, had its radio 1 debut on zane lowes show on 18 april that year. As a teen in the mid90s, vek was inspired by grunge and began making rock along the lines of smashing pumpkins and pearl jam. The first single a chore was released on 18 april 2011. In 2005 tom produced the acclaimed debut album we have sound by tom vek for tummy touch records, and the follow up in 2011 leisure seizure on island records. The cd jewel case was developed in 198182 by british designer peter doodson while working for the dutch electronics company phillips, inventors of the compact disc.
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