Boombox Blitz: Vaultry take some ‘Other Drugs’

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The high of love and lust can come at price. If you’re willing to pay it, it might be worth it ⎯⎯ in the end. Victoria’s alt-rock troupe Vaultry seem to be more than capable of bearing that weight, for better or for worse. Their new song “Other Drugs” is a mammoth anthem about an unexpected entanglement, which ultimately is far more damaging than they could have anticipated. Bandmates Leith Hynds (vocals), Damian Anthony (guitar), Josh Christensen (bass) and Devon Bowles (drums) ascribe to a nearly primal way of coping, turning to “other drugs,” so to speak, to numb the pain, their scars fevered and red. “Get your hands off of me / You’re not like the other drugs / I know when I’ve had enough,” Hynds wails, trembling, on the jumbo-sized hook, “and don’t look at me with those dilated eyes / There’s no prescription to love that smile.”

The visual brandishes neon-coated body paint and a blacklight, tightening the song’s unease and the pain which quakes, throbs and erupts in their chests. The song is appropriately smokey, curling its tentacles around their emotions with a sinister grip. It’s eerie and immensely unwavering in a resolve to move the needle. Its darkness seems to slither between your fingertips, up your spine, across your cheek and down your throat. It’s unavoidable, and you probably don’t stand a chance. From rainbow-cut pills to the sheer intoxication of the music itself, “Other Drugs” is invigorating, glossed over with the haze that comes with ghost-like addictions.

“Other Drugs” follows 2017’s long-player called Eulogy.

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