Psy Vertinskogo / Псы Вертинского

RU

Adult contemporary, Aor, Baroque Pop, Britpop, Easy-list., Indie rock, Indie-pop, Pop, Pop rock, Power pop

http://www.dogsmusic.org/
http://www.myspace.com/vertinskydogs
http://vkontakte.ru/club3799419

Songs of Persephone: Joys, Innoe, Serdceder, and Acloneofmyown

One of the bands under discussion here draws upon the symbolism of Persephone. That same imagery of simultaneous darkness and light, both death and rejuvenation, can be applied to the hard, risky work of other outfits.

Love vs. Life: Coockoo, Vertinsky's Dogs, and The Black Pipe's Bottom

Coockoo, Vertinsky's Dogs, and The Black Pipe's Bottom all have new recordings. Placed side by side, they paint a nervous picture of romance in contemporary Russia

Vertinsky Dogs: Using Social Networks to Redo Socialist Romanticism

Psy Vertinskogo are from the Siberian industrial town of Kemerovo, and - as we noted back in the Spring of 2009 - take their name from a song by cafe chanteur Aleksandr Vertinskii (1916-1957). This dog-loving, decadent star of pre-Revolutionary culture was never a representative of Russia's gruf...

Vertinsky Dogs: "On My Lap" (Na koleniakh)

A couple of days ago, an album popped up from the southern Siberian town of Kemerovo. It comes courtesy of a young band (currently reduced to a duo!) who go by the name of Psy Vertinskogo; that translates as the "Hounds" or "Dogs of Vertinsky." After fifteen seconds of detective work we stum...