This new record shows a band that goes beyond the usual punk and rock influences. Vanguard has got groove, harmony, songs and punch line lyrics. The Sedan Vault never lost its hardcore edge and combines this with a rich sound and song structures. The beat is groovy, the guitars are smart and the arrangements vary from electronics to dark brass and eastern violins. Vocals are melodic while ly- rics contain catchy phrases. The latest album Vanguard combines influences from both old school artists like Philip Glass, The Residents with new sounds like The Mars Volta, Battles, and Mew, which gives Vanguard international character.

When it comes to lyrics, each song of Vanguard is a chapter of a film noir or a crime drama, dealing with schemes, strategies, motives and the rise and fall of a twenty first century arson gang. To vitalize this cinematographic scenario, several spoken word scenes have been recorded, including guest appearances of Belgian rock icon THE SEDAN VAULT Arno Hintjens and producer Wim Janssens. Besides them, several visual artists have “Vanguard” gotten excited about the project. Dave Decat for example, who has designed several worldwide campaigns for Carhartt, asked the band to write a detailed story board for CD = limited Mediabook him to base the artwork on. Photographer Danny Willems, known for his collaborati- Barcode: 4260080810661 on with TC Matic, Arno, Vaya con Dios and Front 242, came up with the idea of a cri- me scene-like video clip for the single „Unidentified Flying Subjects‟. The video got LP = limited Gatefold-Vinyl+CD nominated for Best Music Video at Shoot Me Filmfestival in Den Haag (NL) and In- Barcode: 4004218724334 ternationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven (BE). To highlight the story behind the album, ly- rics were given shape in an animated e-novel, designed by Criticus Design. Next to Release-Date: 04.03.2011 this virtual presence (www.thesedanvault.com/vanguard) the band wrote a cinematic REDFIELD 047 soundtrack and started to present this e-book as a live installation combining both LC 12650 word, image, music and internet as one.

Tracklist: Most of all, The Sedan Vault is known for their wild, energetic live shows. And that 1. Cockney Krasherz pays off. In March 2008, the Vaults had already been given the opportunity to pre- 2. Communism By The Gallon sent their new material in an after show of The Mars Volta at the 3. Autochthonic in . Due to that concert, the legendary AB invited the band to be their Artist 4. One Thirty Through The Borough In Residence. This opportunity gave the band extra credit and attention in the Belgi- 5. The Axis Of Frazier And Foreman an press. The Sedan Vault are certainly not new to the rockscene: since the release 6. Unidentified Flying Subjects of the debut album Mardi Gras, the band has had more than their share of (inter)na- 7. A Rave To Every Home tional press. 8. Am Hinterland 9. From All Over European Ghettos 10. .. -. ..- -.- Next to airplay, radio sessions, live concert streams and interviews, this experimental rockband manages to get covered in both the mainstream and underground music scene. Being one of the revelations of Eurosonic 09, this all-round band started play- Recordings: ing mayor festivals such as Pukkelpop (BE), Lowlands (NL), Dour (BE), Groezrock Dee-J (BE) and headlining Belgian, Dutch and French concert halls. Next to shows in Fran- Jan Volckaert (Mixing Assistant) ce, Germany, and Luxembourg, they shared stages with Sonic Youth, (Hype Studios) The Mars Volta, Front 242, Mono, Coheed and Cambria, Death Cab For Cutie and Ghinzu. Mastering: Alan Douches (West West Side Music) The Sedan Vault are Artwork: Rutger Meeuwis (Guitar, Lead Vocals), Marius Meeuwis (Keyboard, Backings), Fre- Dave Decat derik Meeuwis (Bass, Keyboard, Percussion, Backings), Johan Buyle (Drums) Layout: Criticusdesign.be

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