VV - Neon Noir (2023)

In the annals of 21st century alternative rock history there are few artists who cast a longer or more peculiar shadow than Finnish Love Metal pioneer Ville Valo. After all, his band HIM were easily among the most iconic and idiosyncratic groups of the millenium. 'Loveletting', the first single off VV's debut album 'Neon Noir' out in early 2023, suggests this new infernal mix of light and shade is nothing short of a landmark release from one of modern music's most distinctive and intriguing voices. It belongs to the same forlorn world of woe and whimsy once conceived and governed by Valo in HIM, but with the nuanced notes of a fine aged Cabernet.

Tracklist

01. VV - Echolocate Your Love
02. VV - Run Away From the Sun
03. VV - Neon Noir
04. VV - Loveletting
05. VV - The Foreverlost
06. VV - Baby Lacrimarium
07. VV - Salute the Sanguine
08. VV - In Trenodia
09. VV - Heartful of Ghosts
10. VV - Saturnine Saturnalia
11. VV - Zener Solitaire
12. VV - Vertigo Eyes