John E Vistic: Pontiac Driving Man
(By way of Deaf Endling Collective)
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After harnessing his punk rock roots on his most up-to-date album, John E Vistic as soon as once more turns down the dial for his new single Pontiac Driving Man. That is one other stark piano primarily based track which provides a pissed off but light-hearted view on the trendy day world while additionally signposting us in direction of his forthcoming album based on forgiveness.
Simply because the tides ebb and circulation with a way of relentless expectation inside the ever-shifting sands of time, so it goes within the rock’n’roll world of John E Vistic. John is an artist who has by no means been identified to face nonetheless as he seemingly swings effortlessly between the type of uncooked and visceral model of rock’n’roll that has lengthy since develop into his hallmark, and the starker, extra countrified vibes of his acoustically primarily based work. That is now demonstrated admirably as, following the discharge in 2024 of his sole baring acoustic album Ten Easy Songs About Loss of life after which his most up-to-date onerous wired cryptic deep dive right into a philosophical world by his album Das Übermensch, John now brings us the promise of one other stripped down acoustic album, Man Of Ailing Refute, due out on 30 Might 2025. The primary single to emerge from that album is Pontiac Driving Man.
Pontiac Driving Man has a self-reflective really feel about it particularly given its John’s personal alternative of transport at this second in time. It’s a track which injects some humour into the proceedings as a sing-along model bar room piano tinkler about not becoming into to this more and more trendy tech pushed world, with John observing that “I don’t perceive, nothing about this contemporary world, or what’s happenin’ in it.” On the identical time its imbued with a way of frustration as he additionally displays on the truth that it “appears the whole lot’s unlawful that we used to like.”
John will maintain the momentum going with an additional single launch in a few weeks time upfront of the brand new album, Man Of Ailing Reputation. This guarantees rather more of the identical with its focus centered round his mission for religious or romantic forgiveness, as John as soon as once more guarantees to reveal all.
Additionally price noting that John E Vistic will likely be turning up the amps once more together with his band, Rock’n’Roll Sound System, after they seem at Alice’s Depraved Tea Occasion, an alternate competition which runs from 30 Might to 1 June and which is predicated in Purbeck, Dorset. John E Vistic is headlining on 31 Might and tickets will be purchased from right here.
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All phrases by Ian Corbridge. You will discover extra of his writing at his creator profile right here.
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