Virtue
by The Voidz
- Type: Album
- Released: 30 March 2018
- Label: Cult, RCA
- Country: United States
- Length: 58:09
- Community rating: 3.5/5 from 11 ratings
Artists on this release: Julian Casablancas, Jacob Bercovici, Jeramy "Beardo" Gritter, Amir Yaghmai, Alex Carapetis, Jeff Kite
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On their second album 'Virtue', The Voidz channel their experimental tendencies into a varied and more accessible structure compared to their debut, creating a mercurial fusion of garage rock, new wave, and neo-psychedelia. The record's eclectic sound palette ranges from accessible, pop-oriented hooks to abrasive punk, funk explorations, and moments of heavy metal riffing. Julian Casablancas’ lyrics tackle themes of political disillusionment, existential dread, and the nature of truth, delivered in a vocal style that shifts between his signature melodic drawl and heavily processed, auto-tuned textures.
Genres
Descriptors: experimental, genre-blending, satirical, electronic, unpredictable
Tracklist
- Leave It In My Dreams (03:59)
- QYURRYUS (02:52)
- Pyramid of Bones (04:28)
- Permanent High School (04:13)
- ALieNNatioN (04:39)
- One of the Ones (02:38)
- All Wordz Are Made Up (03:19)
- Think Before You Drink (02:46)
- Wink (04:00)
- My Friend The Walls (04:02)
- Pink Ocean (05:26)
- Black Hole (03:15)
- Lazy Boy (03:31)
- We're Where We Were (03:46)
- Pointlessness (05:15)
Credits
- Jacob Bercovici - bass guitar, synthesizer
- Alex Carapetis - drums
- Julian Casablancas - vocals
- Jeramy "Beardo" Gritter - guitar
- Jeff Kite - keyboards
- Amir Yaghmai - guitar
- Shawn Everett - production (tracks 1–7, 9–15), mixing (all tracks)
- Chris Tabron - production (track 8), additional production (5, 13)
- Ben Baptie - mastering
- Andy Wallace - mixing
- Alana da Fonseca - additional production (tracks 1–7, 9–15)
- Felipe Pantone - cover art
- Michael Molfetas - design
- Sarah Schmitt - design
- Cheryl Georgette - photography
- Frank Fu - photography