Video of the Week: VV Brown

V.V. Brown - Children feat. Chiddy Bang

   VV Brown's lo-fi, sun kissed video for the catchy Children featuring Chiddy Bang, couldn't have come a better time, with Winter creeping up slowly it's a cheery, pop tune that reminds us warm summer nights. Who doesn't like a little freestyle dancing with children in the street, or random snake tattoos. It's fun, it's playful and that how SV likes it.

Single Selection: Sept. 20th, 2011

V.V. Brown - Children feat. Chiddy (Of Chiddy Bang)   3.5/5   Leaked

  U.K.'s V.V. Brown returns with 'Children' her first single off her sophomore album due out early 2012. The sing-song pop jam is a playful twist on the elementary school tune "Do Your Ears Hang Low," with the same retro R&B/soul as Brown's debut record. A choir of voices on it's chorus, the borders on bratting, with a bouncing beat and loaded with hand claps, it all but makes you want to bust out the jump roap and hopscotch.

Record Reviews: V. V. Brown

V.V. Brown - Travelling Like The Light 4/5

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Excuding fierce charisma, and tackling '50s/'60s retro-soul with enough of a modern spin without turning into a nostalgic act is no small task. Brown's debut record, Travelling Like The Light is a lesson for many of her counterparts of what real emotion and musical range sounds like.

From the opener "Quick Fix" and it's thundering drum beats and Brown's squeal, you know, you're in for a ride. A hand clapping, '50s pop-rock thriller, causes a craving for a checkered dancefloor and room to do the twist. Neo-soul on "Leave!" and "Everybody" are pitch perfect.

Even in her more modern moments, like "Game Over" or the heavy hitter single "Shark In The Water," Brown is still enjoyable and charismatic. The rockabilly "L.O.V.E." fits like a glove. It's a wide range of sounds, tightly packaged, rough around the edges that never misses a beat. Its a gutsy record, that pays off for Brown and for the listener.