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Vow
Make Me Yours EP

Easily the aural equivalent of the light and fluffy clouds that pepper your daydreams, LA duo Vow's second EP Make Me Yours finds them producing a more definitive sound couched in an ethereal sweetness. Opener "Miles Away" embraces an industrial aesthetic with vocalist Julia Blake's lithe, sugar-sweet singing acting as a curveball amongst the heavy, morose synths. It sounds like the industrial weight of VNV Nation melded with vocal inclinations not a million miles from Summer Camp's Elizabeth Sankey.

"Charm" is the most engaging track on this EP, Blake's singing gains a strength that is downplayed in the other tracks. Her vocals come to life and the dark expanse of Andrew Thomas's synth backing makes Vow stand out in comparison to the current deluge of synth-based bands. "You see me for who I truly am/To you I'm more than a skeleton" is delivered in an unwavering melody that means "Charm" will be knocking around your head for days, which is no bad thing. Make Me Yours is a creative and interesting EP that at times veers into saccharine territory, but serves as an excellent starting point for a band that likely has a lot more to offer.