Filed under: Reviews | Tags: Album, album review, Alternative, Band, Indie, Of Real Dreams, S-Rock, Vertical Rush
…and its more kind words, courtesy of MTV Asia. Here’s the skinny…
“After 4 years of hard work in the studio, the band has come up with an answer for all fans that just cannot get enough of their live magic… if you weren’t a fan of Vertical Rush before, you probably would be, after Of Real Dreams.”
Full Text: http://www.mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20090130001760.html
We’re really grateful for all the great reviews… and we’re truly humbled that people out there enjoy our little ditties.
Hope all this translates into people picking up the album – because the most important critic is *you*!! And really, we just wanna share our music, and our love for what we do, with everyone out there.
Help spread the word, and spread the love. And as always, support music made in Singapore.
Filed under: Radio, Reviews | Tags: 987fm, Album, album review, Indie, Of Real Dreams, Radio, S-Rock, Vertical Rush
Hey folks, first up a very happy chinese new year to everyone! XIN NIAN KUAI LE, WAN SHI RU YI, GONG XI FA CAI and HONG BAO NA LAI!
We’re all radio-ga-ga right now because VR has officially hit the airwaves! That’s right, we are on rotation on Singapore’s Hit Music Station 987FM!
Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/verticalrush987
So tune in right now and listen out for us on the radio! And if you like what you hear and want to hear MORE, let the management know it by contacting them here: http://tinyurl.com/987contact
Don’t forget to mention that you not only wanna hear more of Vertical Rush, but other homegrown Singaporean artistes like A Vacant Affair, Plain Sunset, Marchtwelve and the Fire Fight!
Thanks for all your support, folks. And spread the word that VR IS ON THE AIR!
p/s we’ve just been given 3.5 stars by Yeow Kai Chai in ST Life (23 Jan), who’s described the album as as “commendable second album that gets the adrenaline going and makes you rethink your life’s priorities”, “refreshingly straightforward” and “a rarity… certainly one to behold”. Thanks Kai Chai!
Filed under: Album Launch, Reviews, Shows | Tags: Vertical Rush, Of Real Dreams, album review, kevin matthews, Live, S-Rock, Album, Concert, Show, Launch, Gig, Band, Alternative, Indie
We’ve been getting some press on our launch show and album. Very kind words have been spoken. We are deeply humbled and privileged. Thanks folks!
POWER OF POP’s BEST OF 2008 by Sherwin Tay (21 Dec 2008)
“If there were to be a benchmark for album production among Singaporean acts, this is it…”
Link: http://www.powerofpop.com/?p=863
TODAY Newspaper review by Christopher Toh (18 Dec 2008)
“Of Real Dreams has to be one of the better releases we’ve heard this year… ranks together with Electrico’s and Shirlyn Tan’s debuts as a bright example of Singapore’s pop-rock sensibilities”
Link: http://www.todayonline.com/pdf_open.asp?id=1812MVL044
POWER OF POP ALBUM REVIEW by Kevin Matthews (24 Oct 2008)
“…Of Real Dreams is a S-ROCK essential…”
Link: http://www.powerofpop.com/?p=600
POWER OF POP review of Vertical Rush album launch concert.
by Sherwin Tay and Kevin Matthews
“I have yet to leave a Vertical Rush show disappointed, tonight was no exception. The caliber of musicality and showmanship was impeccable, as has come to be expected from these seasoned veterans… this was easily one of the most memorable shows in recent memory that I’ve had the privilege of attending… After years of watching VR grow into the tour de force that they are now, I am still amazed by their consistent level of all-encompassing musicianship.” (Sherwin Tay)
“VR was able to connect with the audience in ways seldom seen in our scene… I think its time for the scene to mature and VR has certainly pointed the way.” (Kevin Matthews)
Read on: http://www.powerofpop.com/?p=911
YOUTH.SG review of Vertical Rush album launch concert
by Nawira
“VR… keep things honest and real. VR rocked the night away… It seemed like we had no woes that night, as we sang our hearts out and jumped to the tunes.
All in all, it was one hell of a party…”
Read on: http://www.youth.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6631&Itemid=28
Filed under: Reviews | Tags: Vertical Rush, Of Real Dreams, album review, kevin matthews, power of pop
Hey folks, check out our first-ever album review by Kevin Matthews on his Power of Pop webzine!
“Ten years is a long time in the Singapore music scene. Quite often, in twelve months, you will see a high turnover of bands as new names keep cropping up and the “old” ones kinda fade away…
Vertical Rush – like Force Vomit, Plainsunset and Tiramisu – are rarities, in that even after a decade, they are still plugging away to make an impact on the lives of Singapore music listeners – whoever they might be.
It’s 2008 and the S-ROCK landscape, you might say, is informed by the sound of new indie emo rockers like Caracal and West Grand Boulevard. With their sophomore effort, it appears that Vertical Rush is taking a right old stab at putting their own mark on the genre, loosely speaking…” Click here to read full article.
Thanks for the review Kevin. You’re a legend, and you’re a gem!
