10/8/13 "Do You Want A man? (John Hill & Rich Costey remix)" by The Vaccines

First and foremost, I want to start off by saying that I have been following The Vaccines since the beginning pretty much. I remember listening to their first single "Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)" on YouTube when it had barely any views. Since then The Vaccines have just gone onwards and upwards into indie rock superstars. This latest song is from their up and coming EP entitled "Melody Calling" which features three other new songs too. "Melody Calling" is out on August the 12th.

This song is certainly not your typical Vaccines track. You know, the ones that are usually under 2 minutes long and are just three power chord bursts of energy such as "Norgaard" and "Wrekin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra). Or the ones that are a bit longer but still have that recognisable power chord guitar sound such as "No Hope" and "Teenage Icon". Nope, this song features funky 70's type guitar chords and a wah wah pedal. I've got to admit, when I first that wah wah pedal in the song I was so shocked. This is not like The Vaccines at all. You may be asking to yourselves "Why he is going on about the guitar so much?", well this is because The Vaccines have been dubbed by many as "One of the biggest guitar bands in the country at the moment" so obviously the guitar is a crucial ingredient to their overall sound. So to change from distorted power chords to high pitched funk chords and a wah wah pedal is a huge change.

The production on this song on this song is fantastic though. There is this lo fi type crackle in the background that just makes it sound special, I can't really explain but you'll see what I mean. Plus the horns in the chorus section give the song just a little bit more of a boost without drowning out the other instruments. My hat goes off to John Hill and Rich Costey for doing a top job with the remix. In terms of the song writing, it is a little repetitive in the chorus section as vocalist Justin Young sings "Do you a want a man" over and over again, but this eventually grows on you after the fifth listen or so. He also sings this in a high pitched falsetto voice which is weird to hear seeing as no Vaccines track has ever featured this before. Overall this is unlike anything The Vaccines have ever done before.  

The Vaccines are probably going for of an more experimental sound on this new EP and that's fair enough I suppose. It's good to try something different every once in a while.  

BY JOEL HERNON

 https://soundcloud.com/the-vaccines/do-you-want-a-man-remix