Tony Vaz - Pretty Side of the Ugly Life (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Your Purse or Your Life
02. 9 Lives
03. Spin
04. Strangers Explicit
05. Pretty Side
06. Servants
07. Street Rips
08. Field Explicit
09. 24 Hour Gang

Nostalgia is a liar. As tempting as it may be to sink a half-hour scrolling through your saved photos or spend your morning commute trying to figure out what became of your sense of wonder, once the memory’s decayed it’s impossible to determine exactly what feeling it is you’re missing. On his solo debut, Pretty Side of the Ugly Life, Brooklyn singer-songwriter Tony Vaz documents this futile search for the missing piece, vicariously reliving his youth through classic rebel archetypes. Mixing elements of Midwest emo, alt-country, and early ’80s synth pop as if he’s rummaging through a theater wardrobe, Vaz plays the part of juvenile delinquent and itinerant beat poet. Though his mumbly, semi-spoken vocals and taste for lo-fi sound design are a constant, each track on Pretty Side feels like a distinct set piece that lasts for just one scene.

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