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Song Review- VanGoGo- Get Up to You

 

Detroit Rockers' Vangogo return with a new retro track, entitled 'Get Up to You'.  Produced by Chuck Alkazian at Pearl Sound Studios. the quartet released a track heavily influenced by John Hughes films ( The Breakfast Club, National Lampoon, Home Alone).

The 1980s throwback to dreamy vocals and synth-pop is readily on display. Lead singer Nathan Mackinder explains, "'Get Up to You” is about the journey to achieve the love you deserve. There are a lot of incredible stories out there about how people ended up together. Seems like for the majority, it didn’t come easy and there were a lot of long hard roads and tall jagged mountains to climb to get to a place where things worked out. But in all instances, it was an extreme desire and prophetic love that made it worth the voyage."

'Get Up to You' is a guitar-driven track that is accompanied by lead vocalist Nathan Mackinder's soft and tender vocals. The song blends hazy synthesisers with infectious pop to leave listeners feeling warm inside.

You can read The Rambling Man's thoughts on previous Vangogo releases below.

Song of The Day: Vangogo-Watch It Burn | Rambling Man's Reviews (anselmanderson.blogspot.com)


Words by Anselm Anderson 




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