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The decade of the 1970s was undeniably a goldrush for
singer/songwriters. Gentle balladeers weaved together lush
tapestries of orchestration and lyric with multi-platinum
results. Artists such as Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, Neil Young,
Harry Chapin and countless others valued the craft of
songsmith over the flamboyant aesthetic of corporate rock
and disco. Time unfortunately cut short of the lives and
careers of many of these artists, and prevalling winds
within the music industry made storytelling and genuine
catharsis passe.

Vicodin Love Confession brings a feeling to music that has
rarely been touched since the 70s. Honesty. VLC takes the
listener's hand and leads them to view their world through a
stained glass window filtered by bad decisions and
heartbreak. To see a place where light emerges through pain
and the belief that in the end, we'll all be alright. If
modern releases are considered "music", VLC can be
considered a new style of art.

Fast forward to today.

A nation of youth are spoonfed TRL faux femmes "co-writing"
pop singles funded by their creepy fathers and
"songtitlesthatarewaytoolongfortheirowngood" image bands
that rely more on elaborate videos than quality live
performances. A general groundswell has been sensed
throughout the nation - music fans are tired of being
preached to about what is cool - they want to be
individuals.

Enter VLC. Vicodin Love Confession has been creating music
that crosses a country since 2004. As co-writers and more
importantly friends in the small town of Kincardine, ON,
Tyler Johnston (Vocals, Lyrics) and John Culbert (Guitars,
Keys, Bass) were on-and-off collaborators who both shared a
common goal; to exercise their inner feelings through
complex arrangements presented in a simplistic format.

Acoustic guitars, heartfelt vocals, and a singular message -
You don't have to be like everyone else. When Tyler moved to
Saskatchewan in 2005, the two agreed to keep the partnership
alive over the Internet. Their first album "Basements,"
yielded the hit singles "Lullaby", "On the Lake" and "Neon
Suicide". Radio was quick to embrace the album and they were
picked up in Australia, Canada, the US and "Anthem for
Autumn" was featured in a CBC Documentary.

The new album "Between the Answers," is seen as the next
chapter for VLC-a logical step forward. For the album, John
decided to take VLC on a field trip across North America. "I
wanted to take our sound and transplant it in as many
different locales as possible sonically-a world tour of
sorts.." says Culbert. The result-the boozey kitchen table
trip to the Lousiana bayou on "Meliorate", a stop in the
smoky jazz clubs of Chicago on "Untitled" and a mightnight
trip through the foggy Mulhulland Drive turns of "Hey Girl".
In short, an album that guides the listener on a sonic
journey. "I think on this album we have an even better
understanding of who we are as a duo. We shared more ideas
and have become more of a band than a project. We live and
die this music-it's not just making music for something to
do, this is literally the reason we live. " John adds.

With the round trip ticket punched, Tyler decided to pack an
entirely different set of baggage-including a topic the
group rarely touches on: modern love and a sit down with
Rock n Roll's oldest knave..The Devil Himself.

"I think Meliorate is one of those tracks that sets this album in it's own shelf. We've went a lot of new directions on this CD and I'm stoked to finally be able to share it with people..." says Tyler.

With the "tour de force" now complete, VLC is looking to
continue their cross Canada connection and collect some
"postcards" from their fans."We want to hear from everyone,
nothing is more gratifying than knowing someone has shared a
moment with one of our tracks" says Johnny. "Together we
work so hard, and we think of everybody who enjoys this
music as part of the band."

Two artists existing as a singular entity - that is the very
essence of Vicodin Love Confession. Proof that distance is
just that, an 8 letter word. Proof that music can overcome
anything. Proof that Honesty is still the catalyst that
drives real emotion..even in these times. It's time to take
back what we love about music - it's time for Vicodin Love
Confession, baby.

March 06, 2008 7:25 PM (go back to main view)

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