VH x RR Podcast Interview

Rob Rowe and Von Hertzog have done an interview on the Permanent Record Podcast. I've already listened to it twice. This has got to be the most incredible interview with Rob that I have ever heard. I thought my interview with him covered a lot. Brian and Sarah, the hosts, spent most of the 2 hour 38 minute interview talking to Rob about his entire career. Then Von Hertzog joins in for the last hour or so and we get to hear about him and how VH x RR came about. And yes, you read that first part right. The interview is 2 hours and 38 minutes! Schedule it into your day because it needs to be listened to in its entirety in one sitting. And then listen to it again. It's impossible to absorb so much by only hearing it once.

I have to admit, I am kind of jealous that they got to talk to Rob for so long. ;) When I interviewed him, we did it via email because I didn't have any fancy high-tech way to record a phone call or video chat. I'd give anything to get to talk to him for almost 3 hours! Maybe someday...

I won't spoil anything by telling you what they talk about. Go listen for yourselves. It's sooo good, and well worth the time.

Here's the link: http://permanentrecordpodcast.com/in-conversation-with-rob-rowe-cause-and-effect-vh-x-rr-and-von-hertzog-vh-x-rr

The Persistence of Memory

It's here! VH x RR's new EP, 'The Persistence of Memory' was released earlier tonight. I've been listening to it for hours and it is absolutely incredible! It's only four songs and one remix, so of course it leaves me wanting more, but I'll take it. It'll satisfy my need for new Rob Rowe music for a while. :)

I'll give it a few days-ish to really sink in and then I'll give it a proper review. It might take me longer because the whole thing pretty much leaves me speechless. It's that good.

So for now, purchase, listen, share, repeat.

It's on Bandcamp at the following link, and I also found it on iTunes. 

Bandcamp link:  https://vhxrr.bandcamp.com/album/the-persistence-of-memory

Enjoy!

The Long Goodbye

I'm late in getting this one out, but I've been too excited to think straight. This track was posted yesterday. There's a nice little article there too. Friday can't come soon enough!

https://vehlinggo.com/2020/06/09/premiere-vh-x-rrs-the-long-goodbye-lyric-video/

Oh. My. Goodness. I am completely blown away. Those vocals! Rob always sounds great. We already know that. But this time, wow! I have never heard him sound that good before. I don't know if his voice has actually changed, or if there's some technology/production involved, but it just keeps getting better and better. Maybe his voice is like wine, getting better with age. (I don't actually drink wine, but that's what I've heard.) This is my favorite song that I've heard so far from the EP.

VH x RR, The Persistence of Memory, Friday June 12th.

You know what to do. Listen, share, buy.

VH x RR

So you're probably wondering what all those letters mean. Is it some kind of ridiculous high school math problem returning to haunt you? Well if it is, then VH x RR = Great new music coming our way soon!

VH x RR is a newish collaboration between Von Hertzog (VH) who I don't know much about, and our good friend, the incredible Rob Rowe (RR) from Cause & Effect and Whitewaits. They are releasing a 4 song + 1 remix EP this Friday, June 12th! The EP is called The Persistence of Memory and will be released on Lakeshore Records. I'm not sure what formats besides digital will be released, so we'll just have to wait and see. Fingers crossed for vinyl!

So you probably noticed that I called this a newish collaboration. That's because they released one song back in November that was part of a huge compilation. The song is called She Sees A Future and it's available on iTunes. And it turns out that this new EP was actually recorded a few years ago. It sounds like life got in the way for everyone and its release got delayed until now. 

VH x RR can be found on iTunes and Bandcamp for downloads (it might be available in other places, but I'm not sure yet) and Instagram and Twitter for social media. (@vhxrr) There's no website or Facebook page for now, unless things really take off.

Here's the official announcement with a little background information:

https://soundtracksscoresandmore.com/2020/05/01/synthwave-duo-vh-x-rr-to-release-their-new-carl-sagan-inspired-ep-on-lakeshore-records/

Here's the lyric video for Calm Down Lover:

https://soundtracksscoresandmore.com/2020/05/29/exclusive-watch-vh-x-rrs-calm-down-lover-lyric-video-world-premiere/

And a couple of short teasers for A Little Bit Sweeter can be found here:

https://twitter.com/LakeshoreRecs/status/1261447351505309696?s=09

https://twitter.com/LakeshoreRecs/status/1264046423487610880?s=09

Oh, I almost forgot. It's pronounced V H X R R. I asked Rob about it because the x was confusing to me. I was afraid that math might be involved. He admitted that it's not a great sounding name. They picked it because it looked cool and didn't really think about how it would sound. But whether or not the name sounds good, the music that I've heard so far sounds great!

So check out the links above, buy what's already available for now, then try to be patient until Friday! It's just a few days!