Nottingham indie-art pop five-piece Vona Vella return with dreamy new single “Brand New Boy,” lifted from their second album ‘Carnival,’ out nowvia Strap Originals. The accompanying video finds front duo Dan Cunningham and Izzy Davis posing for intimate close-up selfies, nodding to the lockdown-era performances that first introduced them to fans.
“One of mine. Very Velvet Underground,” Izzy says of the jangling, introspective track. “About someone being too good to be true. About not believing something could be so good, so you’re holding off, waiting for it to go wrong.” The song glides on spangling guitars and entwined vocals, carrying a sense of suspended wonder.
Recorded at Albion Rooms in Margate and produced by Jason Stafford, ‘Carnival’ expands their sound into lush art-pop terrain. From the Breeders-leaning “Bass Driver” to the punch of “I Wanna Tap Into Your Heaven Again” and the ache of “Exit Plan,” the album captures a band sharpening its identity with precision and flair.
Following support from BBC Introducing and national tastemakers, plus tours alongside Babyshambles and Justin Hawkins, Vona Vella launch their headline Fun House tour. The Nottingham homecoming at Bodega caps a run that cements their growing momentum. “Brand New Boy” stands as another confident step forward.
CARNIVAL TRACKLIST:
- Carnival
- Bass Driver
- You Can Be So Ugly
- Come By
- Over and Over
- I Wanna Tap Into Your Heaven Again
- Exit Plan
- Settle Down
- Brand New Boy
- Selfish Dogs
- Falling In A Sleeping Wind
- Bear Trap
- Bottled
TOUR DATES:
March
1st Bury, Wax and Beans (Instore show)
2nd Liverpool, Jacaranda (Instore show)
3rd Leeds, Crash (Instore show)
4th Coventry, Just Dropped In (Instore show)
5th Oxford, Truck (Instore show)
6th London, Dash The Henge (Instore show)
7th Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
11th Birmingham, Dead Wax
12th Leicester, The Big Difference
13th Derby, The Victoria Inn
14th Blackpool, Bootleg Social
17th Bristol, Exchange
18th London, The Social
20th Manchester, Rat & Pigeon
24th Liverpool, Jacaranda
April
4th Stockton Calling, Stockton
28th Nottingham, Bodega