The acclaimed rock legend, Selene Vigil, former lead-singer of 7 Year Bitch, debuts her highly anticipated album Tough Dance. Tough Dance is Vigil's opening project as a solo artist and with no surprise, the punk icon delivered. The album captures classic rock and roll with a slight touch of grunge that makes you feel like you're back in the 90's. She illustrates her album as, "the same voice... but life's not the same. A candid look at a woman's life that started out in the frying pan and ended up in the fire."
Every song on Tough Dance is about personal struggles, pains, and emotions that Selene feels are relatable to all listeners. The songs range from fighting off our own demons to rising out of the ashes, and learning how to dance out of destruction. The angst of self-empowerment infused with her own nightmares help create her lyrically guided tracks on this album.
Selene Vigil took the alt-rock world by storm in the early Nineties fronting the band 7 Year Bitch. Vigil's raw, dynamic voice powered songs like "Dead Men Don't Rape," "The Scratch," and "Chow Down" drawing crowds around the world. While the media conclave was busy crowning the "Kings of Grunge" 7 Year Bitch were leading their own revolution.
Produced by Ryan Leyva, Tough Dance feels uniquely fresh and familiar at the same time. Vigil's vocals are immediately recognizable but have a new confidence that only a life lived can provide. The music is at times driven by powerful riffs and on songs like "Sha La La" Vigil balances her throaty delivery with a sweet" girl group" wink of the eye.
Overall, Tough Dance is a record of reckoning. Things may not always turn out the way we plan, but there's no reason to go quietly. It's the perfect record for dancing, drinking, ...or packing your bags.
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