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| Prefixmag |
![Abe Vigoda - Reviver [EP] review](http://www.sweetslyrics.com/poze/reviver1058557-150x150.jpg) Continuing its theme of mortality-based names—and that includes their band's frequently confused-as-dead namesake, Abe Vigoda returns with the Reviver EP less than a year after the Los Angeles band's critically-praised and unexpectedly alive-sounding Skeleton. That album that missed out on a lot of best of 2008 accolades, despite the decidedly strong praise that album received back in July. In fact, before Fucked Up stole all the classic punk thunder in the fall, many people believed it would be Vigoda, a much more accessible, if more lighthearted punk revivalist band—that would bring back punk to the limelight of the increasingly blurry line between mainstream and indie rock fans.Nonetheless, the 5-track Reviver has been purported to be a darker turn for the band (more nominal irony!). This may alienate some fans of Skeleton who were attracted to the album's fun qualities. But it maybe what the members of Vigoda feel they need to do in order to become the bigger story in the rock world that they certainly deserve to be. Vigoda has yet to be a major headlining act, though they certainly have it in them. While a 5 song EP may not do the trick, who knows? Something tells me this band won't be sleeping with the fishes anytime soon....full text |
| Adequacy |
| Abe Vigoda may not be a name one recognizes, but after opening for bands like Diplo and No Age, they just might be well on their way. Based out of Los Angeles, the quartet recently released a full-length album in 2008, Skeleton. Abe Vigoda plays a blend of rock and noise, while catchy pop elements pepper the album. Although released in a relatively short period of time, Skeleton and Reviver are strikingly different from each other. Abe Vigoda pulls off a more experimental approach on this EP, even dipping into something equated to shoegaze. This happens on “Wild Heart,” an interpretation of a Stevie Nicks song of the same name. The lead vocals are a definite strong point for Abe Vigoda. Most noticeably, they can sound like those of The National, and in a good way. The best example of this is the opening track of the EP, “Don’t Lie.” Another good element of this release is the band’s ability to try something a little off the wall, but still be able to sound like a straightforward rock group, such as on “The Reaper.” Although the band’s unconventional tracks are rather good, “The Reaper” ends up being the strongest track on the record....full text |
| Dustedmagazine |
| Key figures in the music scene surrounding L.A.’s art/performance space The Smell, Abe Vigoda play a post-punk variant that splits the difference between jittery punk and the more aggressively rhythmic strains of indie and underground rock. When at their best, they’re all raging drums clashing with noisy guitar patterns that somehow coalesce into fun, catchy melodies. The result is at once danceable, energetic, and hummable. Underlying it all, however, is a certain D.I.Y. chaos that is infectious and occasionally exhilarating. On the band’s 2009 EP Reviver, that sense of artistic free-for-all feels largely reined in. That isn’t all together a bad thing, though, as the many subtle stylistic textures that crept up here and there in the past are given more room to breath. Opener “Don’t Lie” kicks off with a majestic synth moan that gives way to an epic melody propelled by the band’s trademark undulating, propulsive rhythms. When the chorus kicks in, it’s hard not to be swept up in a sense of togetherness and scene unity, despite the song being a fairly substantial move away from AV’s more frantic style. Gears are switched to something vaguely more familiar with “House,” yet there’s still a clear penchant for moody textures at play. Shoegaze-like atmospherics were never out of Abe Vigoda’s sphere, but they are given more focus here. And while the approach doesn’t exactly pack an overwhelming punch, it does recall the kind of accessible artiness that made TV on the Radio a critical favorite and a surprise mainstream success....full text |
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