Some things in this life feel cosmically predetermined. The meeting of The Vovos is one such star-crossed event. Forming at one of the first Girls Rock! Melbourne Camps in 2017, the five piece are known and loved for their punk bitch attitude and DIY ethos; coming from varied musical backgrounds, Ada Duffy, Ruby Ayliffe, Lu Galante, Bethany Feik and Mika James didn’t take long to realise their compatibility and found common ground writing their first songs together in Beth’s front room. Their music is a perfect combination of bold, assertive, and bratty: sounding as though it would be equally at home on an indie coming-of-age film as it would be on the main stage of the Big Day Out 1999.
They now bring you their sophomore album “Lilla Gubben”, featuring singles “Go Die In The Woods” and “Hanahaki Disease” and “Pink Milk”. The incredible, fun album is set for release on March 1 of next year, with production by Jon Grace (Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Dear Seattle,) showcasing both the the bands’ talent and live energy, as well as underpinning the albums’ underlying story:
If Lilla Gubben wills it, you and all your best friends will accidentally cast an eleven song spell and have to run away to a meeting with the moon. Delving into all the stages of love, friendship and heartbreak, Lilla Gubben is the sophomore creation of five soul bonded heart broken girls. This album invokes the spirit of Horse. Lilla Gubben is a little old man with a crystal ball, she will read your mind and tell you exactly what you need to do next. If Lilla Gubben wills it.
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Victorian born and bred, the band has cut their teeth playing gigs in iconic venues around Melbourne supporting local bands including Pinch Points, Zig Zag and Billiam and at Rah! Rah! festival. The Vovos made it to bigger stages from 2020 when they supported Skeggs and Ruby Fields at The Sidney Myer Music Bowl, later playing Moomba, Boogie Fest, and at the ABC on Spicks and Specks.
As young underage female musicians, the bands’ first two early EPs – Constructive Criticism (recorded with Anna Laverty) and An Ode to my Beloved, and debut album ‘Jana’ reflect the struggles of teenagehood and the importance of inclusivity as well as a love of chickens, carnivorous plants and two minute noodles. Their music has been praised as “scuffing up the outsider indie pop of The Moldy Peaches… with punky abrasion” earning 4 stars from NME. Trouble Juice labels the band as “rising garage-pop upstarts” with “radiant hooks, contagious energy and irreverent indie-rock charisma”. As the band developed, other more interpersonal themes emerged with a focus on relationships and community, inspired by the music scene they grew up in.
Looking forward to 2024, The Vovos will head out on a huge headline tour of Australia to celebrate the release of “Lilla Gubben”
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