Vocal and Acoustic layers just played around with at home, hope you digg!

The Beatles - Dig A Pony Cover (Acoustic)

Break A Smile

Chill home recording of one of my favourite Beatles songs with a hint of jazz az guitar, hope you like it!

The Beatles - In My Life Jazz Cover

The 3rd chapter in the story of The Vibes begins...

Real World

The Vibes latest release Golden City is an enigmatic single about the mythical destination we are attempting to reach in our lives. It’s a reflection on the lost youth that surround us, specifically referencing the missing sense of purpose many of us find in today's reality. It talks about the feelings of fear and excitement that we all feel in this modern world trying to find our place amongst the rest of society.

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Golden City

The Vibes present their latest single recorded and engineered by Morgan Allen at Depot Sound in Auckland and Mastered by Leon Zervois at Studios 301 Sydney.

Funk Blaster is a fat, funk filled jam born from the rawness of the rehearsal room it has the ability to hook even the weary soul with its riff filled groove.

Funk Blaster

What If I Told You is a politically fired rock tune with a riff heavy breakdown. It speaks to the change required in western education to be your own person and not necessarily follow the lessons you were taught.

What If I Told You

Intro

The One I Saw

Tip My Toe

Lucy

Lullaby

Ain't No Dream

You’d be forgiven for thinking that The Vibes had teleported from the psychedelic 60’s to modern day Auckland.

Despite their relative youth, the bohemian trio, comprised of enigmatic frontman Brendon Thomas, drummer Timothee Nolier and bassist Michael Anderson seem to take their cues from the ghosts of Hendrix and his Woodstock luminaries, delivering a brand of classic rock that owes much to the tasseled sleeves of decades’ past. Their sound is retro, but not contrived; a throwback to the peace and vibe of the Summer of Love.

“Our music holds a deep, spiritual and creative energy,” explains Thomas, “our songs encapsulate human connection, love as well as complete fictional storytelling.” Stemmed in blues, funk and soul, the band’s diverse sound has been crafted from years of work on the live circuit and all-night jam sessions. Thomas plays conductor, wielding ‘Lady’ his trusty Stratocaster, backed by the rhythm section of Bonham devotee Timothee Nolier and deft bass player Michael Anderson.

It’s no surprise then that in 2015 the band managed to catch the ear of Kiwi rock and roll luminary, Split Enz’s Eddie Rayner, who signed on to produce the bands forthcoming ‘Wrap You in The Sun’ EP.

The boys distinguish themselves with uncompromising performances and their enthusiasm and genuine delight with 'jamming' with each other and strutting their stuff to audiences.” Says Rayner. “I was reminded of my years in Split Enz, where we felt we were on a mission, germinating in NZ but determined to take our 'thing' to the wider world.” “The Vibes are great young musicians and remind me hugely of bands from the greatest era of popular music, the 1960s. Bands such as The Small Faces, Blind Faith and even the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The new EP displays their musical and compositional prowess and the quality of Brendon's voice. I'm excited to be working with them, excited to see how the EP is received, and definitely excited about seeing their future unfold!”

Soaked in the sounds of rock’s halcyon days, the EP’s lead single ‘Let it Fly’ captures The Vibes live in studio at their most elemental, spanning classic supercharged retro riffs and mature pop sensibilities. Thomas says the song is an “anthem of freedom.”

“It’s about instinct” he continues, “about allowing the right karma through and letting your soul shine. It calls upon the search within all of us to find what makes us happy, and that is, passion - regardless of what people may think or say.

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