From the Straight Outta Wainuiomata files. Also from the Most Unlikely Comeback of 2021 files. Early 80s post-punk veterans Vietnam returned this year with a new track called ‘What Have I Done?’ and the promise of a new album in early 2022. As comeback releases go, this one was right up my alley.
Founding member
and bass guitarist Adrian Workman says of the track:
“‘What Have I
Done?’ is about the experience of being in a destructive and co-dependent
relationship, which is always destined to fail. The lyric contains a desperate
plea for understanding and forgiveness, while at the same time projecting the
hurt and anger that comes with the inability to take responsibility for your
own behaviours and feelings. The desperation in the chorus lyric (and title of
the song) is the inner voice of shame that drives the narrative.”
Download the track from the Vietnam Bandcamp page here
(Choice Kiwi
Cuts 2021 is a series of blogposts which seek to highlight the best tracks
released by New Zealand artists over the course of the calendar year. Not
necessarily the “best” in any commercial sense, but those which have proven to
be the best additions to this blogger’s music collection)
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