Girl at the Rock Shows

It’s my first night in quite some time without a show. Although I’m excited for the night in, I’m feeling restless and need something to keep my mind going as my body tells me to just chill and take it easy. Checking out new music gives me the best of both worlds. It makes me think but also gives me an undeniable sense of calm, so let’s spend tonight checking out some new music, starting with the new album, ‘Antenna Legs Hear Everything’ from Entrez Vous.

This album opens with “Too Vague,” a quick pop jam that will definitely help plunge you into Entrez Vous’ world. Although this opening track has pop-leaning tendencies, overall, it’s very garage-punk sounding. It has the fuzz, it has a grit, and it has an undeniable sense of heart that will surely steal your own heart. Although less than two minutes long, you can tell from this opening track that ‘Antenna Legs Hear Everything’ will be a diverse trip. There’s something simple about this song, but simultaneously, you start guessing what may come next on this thirteen-song album.

What comes next is “Dream City, 1963.” This song feels more rocking in an almost classic way but with a bit of a 60s pop influence that comes through loud and clear throughout the song. Again, the grit and signature fuzz that Entrez Vous has seems to blur the lines between all of the genres and influences that can be heard throughout this song, but, at just under three minutes long, at least you finally have enough time to kind of digest it all in a way and the way it blends into “I Had This Vision,” another track that has an almost 60s pop influence to it, expands on that time you have. Although I have a feeling that things will shift for this band as this album moves on, it was nice to see them take this overall vibe and keep with it for two songs, even if they were both relatively short in the grand scheme of things.

Would I be too bold to say that “Troublesome Love” brings an almost country-inspired vibe to this album? Okay, maybe it’s bold, but there’s something about the vocal styling in this track that reminds me a bit of old-school country. Perhaps it’s the slight twang in the vocals or the more laid-back tempo of this fourth track; either way, I loved how this song felt spicy but also controlled and calm at the same time, which is a contrast to the intensity that comes with “Tendrils & Vines.” This song has a darkness that completely changes the game on this album in the blink of an eye. Although I picked up on a slight hue of darkness, I wouldn’t call this song completely dark and moody just, when compared with the previous songs, there’s something just slightly sharper about this song that really caught my attention.

The songs on this album are short, and the contrast between them all makes them feel even shorter, but I was bummed when “Back To Carolina” only lasted one minute and fifty-five seconds. This song felt like a whimsical kid’s song in a way that only Entrez Vous could pull off. There’s a playful energy to the vocals and the instrumentation in this song that gives off that almost childlike whimsy. The band’s signature hazy fuzz just adds to it. I know this will sound weird, but “Back To Carolina” feels like a recess from elementary school. Yes, I understand how crazy that sounds, but just listen to this song.

“Trap Door” seems to show off a moodier side of Entrez Vous, which is just as captivating as their playful side. Slow and steady is the name of the game when it comes to this three-minute track. The slower tempo of this track makes it feel like the first time on this album that I’ve been able to catch my breath and take a pause from furiously typing (if you didn’t know, I write all of my albums on my first listen to an album and in real-time) but, at the same time, I feel like the song was a bit too short for me to find all of my thoughts on the gorgeous track. Maybe that’s part of the point? Maybe this song is Entrez Vous, giving you a chance to chill for a minute on this album while making sure to keep those wheels spinning as you try to figure this band out.

There’s a startling scream that kicks off “Palm Springs” as if the band knows you were just lulled into a trance with “Trap Door,” and they want to bring you back to the reality of chaos. Out of all the songs thus far, “Palm Springs” is my favorite. There’s an extra spice to this one. A little extra aggression and angst that makes this feel like an angsty anthem that makes you want to start moshing around whatever space you’re in. At the same time, this song has all of the signatures that make Entrez Vous special. It has the fuzz, it has the vintage tinge, and it has personality. It also only lasts one minute and fifteen seconds.

The whiplash is real as “Art Of Canova” takes over. The haze of fuzz clears up a little bit as this ninth song takes over and brings an almost psychedelic vibe to the table that I hadn’t heard previously in this album (but instantly wanted more of). This song feels simple and left me with very little to say about it, but don’t write this short track off because of that. It’s another example of the quirkiness of Entrez Vous, and it made for the perfect yet juxtaposed lead-in into “Lbs. Of Roses.” At just four seconds over one minute, “Lbs. Of Roses” is the shortest song on this album, but I found it to be one of the more intriguing ones. This song feels like Halloween. It has dark and spooky vibes about it, and it dives into an almost gothic side of Entrez Vous that I surely wasn’t expecting. This is a short one, but it’s another track that will definitely catch your ear and attention.

From dark and moody to bright and moody, “Silky” continues to showcase this band’s ever-changing mood while allowing you to see just how “bratty” the vocals can get. Okay, that sounds bad, I get that, but something about the tone of the vocals in this song stood out to me. I don’t know if I loved it, but I do know that they got my attention. The nice thing with this album is that songs are short so, even if you hear a track that isn’t quite for you, you don’t have to wait long and, before I knew it, “As The Cat” had taken over my house and heart. I love that this song continues to dive into the almost Halloween vibe laid out in “Lbs. Of Roses” but expands into it, giving it an almost playful storytelling twist. Okay, playful isn’t quite the right word here because, when you listen to the lyrics, they are quite serial killer-styled creepy, but, at the same time, there’s that subtle brand of whimsy in this song that keeps it from being nightmare-inducing.

‘Antenna Legs Hear Everything’ is coming to a close with the final two songs, but Entrez Vous is clearly not going to go out without a final fight to steal your heart, and that theft starts with “Poison Pen, Invisible Ink.” There’s something haunting about this song, which relates back to the slight creepiness felt in some of the previous songs but takes it in a different direction. The tenderness mixed with the tenuous creepiness creates an entire atmosphere, but I would stop short of calling this an atmospheric track. In true Entrez Vous form, this song has a large sound but it stops short of feeling overwhelming. It almost felt as if the band was daring me to really end this journey in an odd way.

The journey comes to an end with “Get Out of the Sauna.” This final track is simple, soft, and sweet. Not quite the way I saw Entrez Vous closing out this album, but at the same time, I’m not surprised by the surprise. Maybe this entire album, the past twenty-seven minutes and fifty-three seconds, have been nothing more than a dream. That’s what this lush final track made me feel and think. Although I know that’s not true at all, as this journey was a stellar transcendence between and throughout all kinds of worlds, I loved that Entrez Vous wouldn’t end ‘Antenna Legs Hear Everything’ without giving you one last intriguing piece of art.

Entrez Vous is a band with a very distinct sound. It’s a sound unlike anything I have ever heard before but, at the same time, hit me with an odd sense of familiarity and comfort. ‘Antenna Legs Hear Everything’ will give you little tastes of everything while making sure to quench your thirst for something new and innovative, all while leaving you wanting so much more.

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