The Vors are sun-drenched bottle-blond beach babes from Bondi, Sydney. They smell like lemon juice, coconut oil, and musty denim. They consist of Peter Martignago on drums, Ed Heerey on bass, Davor Pavlovic on guitar and vocals, and Chris Franklin on guitar and vocals.

The Vors think they play punk rock. Others say it’s indie rock. Maybe it’s pop rock. It’s definitely rock, but you need to decide for yourself. It’s kinda punchy, it’s kinda energetic, it’s definitely guitar-driven. It’s fast, it’s melodic, and it’s loud!

The band has been on a creative streak over the last 18 months, with a string of digital single releases that all rip and tear with punk rock swagger, garage rock abandon, and an infectious indie rock sensibility. Following their first single for Cheersquad Records & Tapes, the band reveal its follow-up – ‘You Treat Me Like An Asshole‘.

Pub rock collides with irreverent post-punk on the new single, with its rock ‘n’ roll ramalama roots, hard-driving rhythm section, and melodic power pop reverie, as Pavlovic raises one for the emotionally downtrodden. “I love tortured love songs,” he confesses. “I was just trying to write a song for the victims of shit relationships and put it to a ‘fuck you’ kind of melody.” Consider that mission accomplished!

The first single from their forthcoming debut album Boss was ‘Hi Vis Lo Res‘. Described by Backseat Mafia as a “punk barrage leavened by humour and melody”, it combines the irreverence of the Cosmic Psychos with the pinpoint social commentary of the Buzzcocks —
an infectious kind of pop-laced post-punk!

Elsewhere across the album, Pavlovic examines the dichotomy of the need to be special vs. the absolute desire to be normal on opening track ‘Human Being (Jelly Bean)‘, gives thanks to our historical journey to this point in time (What You Worried About), rails against online trolls on ‘Pretty Normal‘, and sings an infectious ode to the beach on ‘Note To Self‘.

‘Calling Out To You‘ is one of the most personal and meaningful moments on Boss, an earnest love song written during a flat spot in Pavlovic’s life. ‘Giulia‘ both amplifies and lightens the mood. Written about his 1969 Alfa Romeo Giulia, the anthemic song was also written as a joke to his daughter, who was mocking him for having such a big love for the car.

The Vors round out the vinyl version of the album (the digital release has two bonus tracks) with ‘I Am The Greatest‘, a song written when Pavlovic came to the conclusion that to be an elite sportsperson, you have to have an undying belief in your self. “Those that don’t feel that way need a little encouragement and a song to sing along to!”

In the recording studio, Pavlovic believes that the mixing and mastering were the most intensive elements of the album. “David Akerman, who had engineered all of the recordings, wanted the songs on the album to sound sonically fluent. Initially, the band didn’t care that the sound of the album jumped around a lot, but Dave really took it upon himself to create a consistent sound across the entire record. It’s something that I’m truly grateful for,” says Pavlovic. “We had a lot of back-and-forth conversations with Dave and Casey Rice, who mastered the record, and it really felt like a project that everyone who was working on it was truly invested!”