The Vanrays - Hey! Alright Now

Following last year's full-length release Put It Out, Vancouver's The Vanrays are back with their new EP Hey! Alright Now.   It is an insanely infectious collection of tunes that mesh soulful R&B with gritty garage rock, a sound that is in full effect in both the horn-driven title track that opens the EP and “Another Man”.  “Survivors” has a slower, slinky R&B groove full of garage rock organ and fuzzed out guitar, while “Queen of Breaking Hearts” adds a touch of doo wop and some Shangri-Las styled spoken word vocals.  The bouncy R&B of "Lightning" has a bit of a dark and dirty soul groove and brings us to the closing cut and highlight of the EP, “Ghosts”, a gorgeous, slow burning soul tune with a powerhouse vocal performance from Spencer McKinnon.  Fans of old school soul and R&B and garage rock alike will find plenty here to entertain them and get them on the dance floor.    

(The Vanrays)