{"id":66460,"date":"2018-04-05T16:27:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T21:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=66460"},"modified":"2018-04-16T14:25:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T19:25:47","slug":"virtue-the-voidz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2018\/04\/05\/virtue-the-voidz\/","title":{"rendered":"The Voidz: Virtue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has been highly active in music. Not with the Strokes but with The Voidz who just released their second album, <\/span>Virtue. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Julian Casablancas bounces around projects when he\u2019s not singing in the Strokes. Starting his solo career under his own name releasing his only solo album, <\/span>Phrazes for the Young <\/span><\/i>(2009). In 2013 he started a new project \u201cJulian Casablancas + the Voidz\u201d (now renamed The Voidz) \u00a0released their debut <\/span>Tyranny <\/span><\/i>(2014), a darker, heavier, faster tone and a massive departure from the Strokes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tyranny <\/span><\/i>was met with mixed reception, some found the experimentation for Casablancas to be a step in the right direction while others thought Julian should stick to the New York garage rock that made him famous. The Voidz\u2019 latest album strikes a balance between the accessible garage pop songs Julian is known for, and heavy experimentation that makes <\/span>Virtue <\/span><\/i>an engaging album from start to finish.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Voidz bring great talent to the stage, aside from Julian\u2019s famous vocals, drummer Alex Carapetis\u2019 style is much more creative than the bland drummer Fab Moretti from the Strokes. Guitarists Jeremy \u201cBeardo\u201d Gritter and Amir Yaghmai make a great pair. Gritter\u2019s creative sporadic playstyle mixes well with Yagahmi\u2019s structured sound for a great dynamic. <\/span><\/p>\n

Something could be said about all 15 tracks on <\/span>Virtue, <\/span><\/i>but the album cycles from the experimental punk tracks the Voidz are known for, to softer tracks, and something in between. The tracks that fall into these three categories are unique and don\u2019t become duplicates. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLeave it in my Dreams\u201d opens the album, carrying a Strokes sound, making it an appropriate introduction to new listeners. \u201cQYURRYUS\u201d (pronounced curious) is the opposite in a good way, this is very much a Voidz track, it goes all over the place and can\u2019t really be described, it\u2019s easily the strongest track on the album. \u201cThink before you drink\u201d sounds like a demo due to its simplicity, it\u2019s just Julian and an acoustic guitar in a somber melody.<\/span><\/p>\n

Virtue <\/span><\/i>has something to offer for everyone. If you\u2019ve been disappointed with the Strokes\u2019 recent releases, wanted more from what <\/span>Tyranny <\/span><\/i>brought to fans, or just want something completely new, you absolutely have to give <\/span>Virtue <\/span><\/i>a listen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recommended If You Like: The Strokes, Ariel Pink, Julian Casablancas
\nRecommended Tracks: 1 (Leave It In My Dreams), 2 (QYURRYUS), 3 (Pyramid Of Bones), 4 (Permanent High School), 7 (All Wordz Are Made Up), 8 (Think Before You Drink), 9 (Wink).
\nWritten by Karsan Turner on 04\/5\/2018<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has been highly active in music. Not with the Strokes but with The Voidz who just released their second album, Virtue. Julian Casablancas bounces around projects when he\u2019s not singing in the Strokes. Starting his solo career under his own name releasing his only solo album, Phrazes for the Young (2009). In 2013 he started a new project \u201cJulian Casablancas + the Voidz\u201d (now renamed The Voidz) \u00a0released their debut Tyranny (2014), a darker, heavier, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20836,"featured_media":66461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3235,3230,181],"tags":[8109,8110,7729,8067,8108],"class_list":["post-66460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-reviews","category-new-music-rotation","category-rock-rotation","tag-julian-casablancas","tag-julian-casablancas-and-the-voidz","tag-karsan-turner","tag-the-voidz","tag-virtue"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Voidz-virtue.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20836"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}