Vee Dee, Vee Dee LP + MP3
Edition of 1000 [300 white, 700 black]
Includes digital download card
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Side A
1. Howling at the Sun
2. Gypsy Iron
3. Endless Night
4. Stray People
Side B
5. Same Arms
6. Season’s Requiem
7. Hello Angry Young Man
8. Therein Lies
9. Scrapping in the Streets
Words
“Another much-anticipated midwestern release is the 3rd s/t album on BLVD Records from the thug-psych-punks Vee Dee. Full of blasting high-energy rock chock-full of shredding wah wah solos that could make Fred “Sonic” Smith rise from the grave, frontman Nick D’Vyne’s patented sneering delivery somehow recalls dangerous punks The Dicks and a pissed-off John Kay (occasionally aided by some early Funkadelic-style infinite delay). Still, amazing hooks pop out of the skree and tricky arrangements (yes even a mellow dirge or two pops in), and you’ll find yourself singing along to ragged anthems about the dark side of the world, worthy of the Groundhogs, SRC, or early Alice Cooper Band.” -Plastic Crimewave, “Interstellar Overview” from Signal to Noise (#63)
“Remember when nasty garage bands just stayed nasty? These days there’s such a tsunami of garage rockers that you canit blame a fine veteran group like Chicago’s Veedee for actually opting to get better. Not quite psyche, not quite post-something or another, what these fuzzed-out virus-spreaders seem to be most about is making mid-tempo weirdness fiercer and more powerful than it should be. If I had bigger speakers maybe this would remind me of Blue Cheer (especially on the outright pounders here, like “Same Arms”and “Gypsy Iron”), and if I had a bigger record collection maybe I would know some obscure 60s Cleveland psychedelia act or Northwestern 90s guitar explorer band to compare this to. But as it stands, pretty much all I can say is Veedee gave me an itch and did the scratching!” -Jake Austen, Rocktober Magazine
“The hard hitting, guitar laden Chicago rockers are back with their third release on BLVD Records, this time a self -titled affair that reveals dark and brooding blues rock mixed with classic garage sounds. This nine-songer ranges from raging melodic rockers to full-on psych jamz. Big rockin’ sounds filled with character and great songwriting load these grooves. This one reminds us of the great Black Sabbath and heavy blues rockers Sir Lord Baltimore all the way into the early 90′s grunge giants The Screaming Trees. We’ve got a solid effort and a sonic blare from start to finish here.” -Permanent Records