Sweet Summer Eyes

Up into the River

Abandon Circuitry

I'm gone (in case you don't know...)

Excursion into a subway tunnel

Cold Water (on my wrists)

The Vontons pummel you, leave you in the cold stiff air, then pick you up on the side of the road to bring you back home. Their style draws comparisons to Wire, QOTSA, Elbow, and Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, but remains unabashedly original. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Ryan Havers (Country Club & the Porn Horns/Claws of Paradise), the trio includes fellow Brooklynites Mike Straus (The Sweet Ones, Red Bedlam) and Josh Fleischmann (Israel Nash Gripka, Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers). Their self-titled debut EP is equal parts elegant and angular, intertwining lush soundscapes and understated vocals with sandpaper guitars and pounding beats. The band balances soulful intimacy with sheer power, through skillfully crafted songs which soothe and incite.  

The Vontons EP
Recorded by Floyd Kellogg at Casa De Warrenton Studios 
Additional Engineering by Mike Straus 
Mixed by Ted Young at Headgear Recording Studios 
Mastered by Dave Roman at 4130 Mastering 
Album Design by Lori Merhige 
Produced by The Vontons 

The Vontons are: 
Josh Fleischmann - drums and percussion 
Ryan Havers - guitars and voices 
Mike Straus - bass and Fender Rhodes 

This record is dedicated to Randy Havers