Vona Vella - "Brand New Boy"

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Photo by Roger Sargent

If you also can't wait for the new album from Nottingham's Vona Vella even though it's out tomorrow, you're in luck! The band just released one last single from the album, "Brand New Boy." This one is quieter than the previous singles, but still has the dream pop sound we've come to love from them. This one adds in a little bit of the groovy 60's, and if you're anything like me, combining dream pop and 60's pop is kind of a something I didn't know I needed. "Brand New Boy" is such a smooth sounding song that will inject itself into your soul in the best possible way. We're less than twenty-four hours until the new single from Vona Vella, and we could not be more excited.

Singer Izzy says of the band's latest single:

“One of mine. Very Velvet Underground. About someone being too good to be true. About not believing something could be so good, so you’re holding off, waiting for it to go wrong.”

You can watch the video for "Brand New Boy" below. Carnival is due out February 27 on Strap Originals, and is available to pre-order here. For more on Vona Vella, check out the artist on Instagram and Facebook. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


February
26th Vilnius (LT), Kablys (Murmurs showcase festival)
28th Nantwich, Applestump (Instore show)
March
1st Bury, Wax and Beans (Instore show)
2nd Liverpool, Jacaranda  (Instore show)
3rd Leeds, Crash (Instore show)
4th Coventry, Just Dropped In (Instore show)
5th Oxford, Truck (Instore show)
6th London, Dash The Henge (Instore show)

7th Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club

11th Birmingham, Dead Wax
12th Leicester, The Big Difference

13th Derby, The Victoria Inn

14th Blackpool, Bootleg Social
17th Bristol, Exchange
18th London, The Social
20th Manchester, Rat & Pigeon

24th Liverpool, Jacaranda

April

4th Stockton Calling, Stockton

28th Nottingham, Bodega

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