The Vanity Set
The Vanity Set | |
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| Origin | New York, New York, United States |
| Genres | Indie |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | CARGO UK |
| Members | Jim Sclavunos Peter Mavrogeorgis Jennifer Carey David Morton Tam Ui Sasha Kazachkov Jaiko Suzuki |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| NME |    [1] |
| Review scores | |
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| Uncut | [2] |
The Vanity Set is an indie rock group of mostly second-generation Greek-Americans formed in New York City in 2000. Led by Jim Sclavunos, the drummer/percussionist with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, they describe their music as a blend of "low art, high sass and raw bluster."[3] Their music includes the sounds of rebetiko, "psycho-billy guitar, creepy keys, raucous tuba, mellifluous theremin."[3]
By 2022, Sclavunos told an interviewer for NME that the project was done.[4] He also said in 2021 that he had a set of unfinished Vanity Set material that he was working on releasing.[5]
Current members
[edit]- Jim Sclavunos - lead vocals
- Peter Mavrogeorgis - guitar, bouzouki
- David Morton - keyboards, clarinet
- Tam Ui - drums
- Sasha Kazachkov - bass
- Jennifer Carey - tuba & dead-bird-in-bag wrangler
- Jaiko Suzuki - percussion
Previous members
[edit]- Meredith Yayanos - violin, theremin
- David Berger - drums, percussion
- David Clifford - drums
- Brian Emrich - bass, synthesizer, ondioline
Discography
[edit]- The Vanity Set (2000)
- Little Stabs of Happiness (2003)
- The Big Bang (7" single, 2005)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Vanity Set". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ^ "The Vanity Set – Little Stabs Of Happiness". Uncut. August 1, 2003. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "The Vanity Set". The Vanity Set. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (April 8, 2022). "The Bad Seeds' Jim Sclavunos shares charity Bob Dylan cover: "It's a tribute to a fan"". NME. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ^ paulmaps (September 2, 2021). "Interview: Jim Sclavunos on The Bad Seeds, No Wave, Collaborations and his debut Solo Single". Joyzine. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ^ "The Vanity Set (2)". Discogs. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
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