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VÆB arrive with ‘Gimme More’
VÆB arrive with ‘Gimme More’ sounding like they’ve raided a glitter-soaked time capsule and rebuilt it with modern circuitry. The Icelandic duo lean hard into their trademark chaos-pop sensibility, turning nostalgia into something hyperactive and strangely fresh. There’s an immediate sense of movement in the track, like it’s already halfway through a dance routine before you’ve even hit play. It’s playful, self-aware, and deliberately unpolished in all the right places.
What stands out most is the production’s refusal to sit still. Electro-swing textures collide with sped-up pop instincts, creating a sonic palette that feels both retro and algorithmically engineered. The track doesn’t chase subtlety; it thrives on momentum. Every bar feels like it’s trying to outdo the last, yet somehow it never tips into overload. Instead, it finds that sweet spot between chaos and control.
VÆB’s vocal chemistry remains a defining weapon. The brothers’ delivery feels conversational one moment and theatrical the next, as if they’re swapping characters mid-line. There’s a Gen Z irony running through it, but it never undermines the sincerity of the hook. Even when the track winks at its own absurdity, it still wants to be remembered as a pop song first and foremost.
Lyrically, ‘Gimme More’ plays with desire in its most exaggerated form—less emotional plea, more pop-cultural chant. It’s not trying to reinvent thematic depth, but it reframes want as performance. That self-awareness is what keeps it engaging. The repetition becomes hypnotic rather than hollow, pulling listeners deeper into its neon-lit orbit.
Ultimately, ‘Gimme More’ feels like VÆB doubling down on their identity before their debut album lands. It’s loud, slightly unhinged, and intentionally maximalist. If this is the entry point into VÆBOUT, it suggests a record that refuses restraint in favour of pure, engineered exhilaration.
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Murray & The Movers get ‘Squeaky Clean’ with new rockabilly jam
Murray & The Movers follow up the release of their late-night blues-rock cut ‘Dirty Laundry’ with ‘Squeaky Clean’, a frisky, electrified reworking that pushes the song into sharp-edged rockabilly territory.
‘Squeaky Clean’ is the sunny-side-up flip of ‘Dirty Laundry’ — swapping late-night smoke and tension for bright rockabilly swagger, clean cowboy boots and good-time rhythm. Built around crisp stick sounds, woody percussion, twanging guitars and scooting grooves, the track rolls through Americana country-blues territory with a grin on its face. If ‘Dirty Laundry’ was after dark, ‘Squeaky Clean’ is the sound of throwing open the blinds and skipping down the street in freshly polished cowboy boots.
Fronted by Lizzie Mack, whose voice moves between raw intimacy and controlled power, and anchored by Murray Cook’s instinctive guitar work, the two tracks reveal both sides of Murray & The Movers: one slow-burning and shadowed, the other sharper, louder and built for speed.
Drawing on blues, country, garage rock and classic soul, the band’s sound is never revivalist. Instead, it lives in a distinctly cinematic space — music with dust on its boots, neon in its reflection, and a sense of backstory running through every musical choice. With the high-energy release of ‘Squeaky Clean’ juxtaposing the restrained, cinematic, tension-building moods of ‘Dirty Laundry’, Murray & The Movers showcase their great versatility across the same song.
Following the release, Lizzie Mack and Murray Cook will head to Spain in summer 2026 for a run of intimate duo shows, bringing their raw chemistry and stripped-back sound to a series of close, atmospheric rooms from Madrid to Barcelona. For tickets and information on the shows, visit- https://www.murrayandthemovers.com/

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