Cargo Records

Make Good Areas Disturbed

5 men from Cardiff, almost all of whom make a living from music one way or another and who, in the course of time, have seen enough to know that bands' proverbial paying of the dues is an equally proverbial minefield.

This is what fuels their collective sense of ambition, a driven but deeply personal stance. Together for roughly two years, Vito attempt to make their shows an 'event' by means of their location, line-up or both. Their debut album, 'Make Good Areas Disturbed' (due in spring 2006), won't feature individual names, to emphasise the point that this is a unit operating together, an entity that is Vito. This collaboration with Flowershop will manifest itself in a month long tour of Europe in April to promote the release of Vito's debut album (on the same label). Supporting Sophia, the shows will open with a set from Vito. Following that, the Sophia set will be split into a solo acoustic set and a shorter electric set with Vito as the back-up band. The single and in particular the album, reveal a band with a deft skill for conveying emotion and grandeur. Elements of many of the recent past's more lauded instrumental/post-rock bands suggest themselves: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Ros' early EPs, later Mogwai, Radiohead and Explosions In The Sky are touchstones, but more in the sense of helpful pointers rather than paraded influences.Rather fittingly, it's an expansive sound that suggests a break for the border and an optimism shining through the gloom. Vito are opening act as this years Green Man Festival in August. Other acts include Calexico, Silver Jews and Jose Gonzales .