{"id":17046,"date":"2022-05-06T10:52:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=17046"},"modified":"2022-05-06T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:53:36","slug":"irelands-ava-vox-emerges-from-the-shadows-in-intriguing-video-for-silent-tear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2022\/05\/06\/irelands-ava-vox-emerges-from-the-shadows-in-intriguing-video-for-silent-tear\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland&#8217;s AVA VOX emerges from the shadows in intriguing video for &#8216;Silent Tear&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a string of standout singles over the past year, mysterious underground&nbsp;rocker&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avavoxmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ava Vox<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;has unveiled the new video for her new single<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4stDmUTQU3U\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8216;Silent Tear&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>, one of the best tracks on the album and certainly one that calls to mind the unforgettable timbre and delivery of Siouxsie Sioux, as well as&nbsp;Chrissy Amphlett of Australia&#8217;s The Divinyls .&nbsp;<br><br>One of eight tracks on her debut album&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/avavoxmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/immortalised\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&#8216;Immortalised&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>, this one is a firecracker that comes with an equally intriguing video,&nbsp;directed by Irish underground visionary&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kwoovoid\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Caoimhe Lavelle (a.k.a. Kwoo)<\/strong><\/a>, a well-known Dublin-based artist, DJ, poet, cartoonist, and manager of the GAZE International LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Produced by&nbsp;<strong>Jess Bernard<\/strong>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<strong>Miles Davis Murphy<\/strong>&nbsp;as director of photography, it centres around&nbsp;<strong>Leigh Mayon \/ Them Fatale&nbsp;<\/strong>in the lead role, along with&nbsp;actors Jess Bernard, Aisling Reina, Dearbhla Beirne and even&nbsp;Caoimhe Lavelle herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Silent Tear Official video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4stDmUTQU3U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ava Vox is&nbsp;<strong>Elaine Hannon<\/strong>, having taken on the solo moniker&nbsp;in 2020. Formerly of 1980s gothic rock \/ post-punk band&nbsp;<strong>The Seventh Veil<\/strong>, she is a Dublin native, currently living in County Meath. With a unique vocal timbre and commanding delivery, her musical style ranges from goth rock and post-punk to slow melodic atmospheric and dynamic rock.<br><br>She earlier released the post-punk banger&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/77cIBVR9LTg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&#8216;Crash&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.isaacburkevideo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Isaac Burke<\/strong><\/a>-produced video echoing an ominous warning about environmental devastation as the world crashes down, and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/avavoxmusic.bandcamp.com\/track\/alone-again\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&#8216;Alone Again&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>, which features bassist&nbsp;<strong>James Blennerhassett(Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithful, Van Morrison)<\/strong>&nbsp;and drummer&nbsp;<strong>Robbie Casserly(Elvis Costello, Mark Knopfler, The Commitments, Riverdance).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AVA VOX - CRASH.  (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/77cIBVR9LTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from unique rendition of The Cure&#8217;s<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ybf88PeptUE\"><strong>&#8216;Love Song&#8217;,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>Soft Cell&#8217;s&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gHFbJA8B690\"><strong>&#8216;Tainted Love&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>and David Bowie&#8217;s<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/avavoxmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/immortalised\">&nbsp;&#8216;Life on Mars&#8217;<\/a>, the noteworthy track&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/avavoxmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/immortalised\"><strong>&#8216;One Sweet Goodbye&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;also involves a 23 Piece String Ensemble\/Orchestra by the Four for Music Ltd, Sofia Session Orchestra based in Sofia, Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Immortalised&#8217; was produced by&nbsp;<strong>Ray McLoughlin (RMC Recording Studios)<\/strong>, known for his work with&nbsp;<strong>Cliff Richard,&nbsp;Daniel O\u2019Donnell<\/strong>,<strong>&nbsp;Francis Black<\/strong>&nbsp;and<strong>&nbsp;Rick Astley<\/strong>, in addition to having been musical director for shows for RTE, BBC, PBS America and SKY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 17, Elaine quickly graduating from backing to lead vocalist of&nbsp;<strong>The Seventh Veil<\/strong>, which disbanded in 1991 after significant airplay, excellent reviews and winning the Battle of the Bands competition, the prize for which was recording time with Dublin producer&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/paul-thomas-mn0000032890\/credits\"><strong>Paul Thomas<\/strong><\/a><strong>(U2, Kate Bush, UB40, Status Quo, Davy Spillane&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Clannad)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8216;Immortalised&#8217; LP is available everywhere, including&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ie\/artist\/ava-vox\/1550050835\"><strong>Apple Music<\/strong><\/a><strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0HAIWyFIYVDAF0eQrG7Rdg\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avavoxmusic.bandcamp.com\/\"><strong>Bandcamp<\/strong><\/a>. Together with band members&nbsp;<strong>Agris Siksna (aka George), Rick Johnston&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Nigel O\u2019Driscoll<\/strong>, Ava Vox will be playing a series of shows in Dublin, including the album launch at&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ie\/e\/ava-vox-plays-the-alternative-sunday-social-club-in-the-wild-duck-tickets-316928901877?utm_campaign=post_publish&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=eventbrite&amp;utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail&amp;fbclid=IwAR0agnCsIXbQBD2h29nX8fCjOVKvh52n8PNNVCm134qQ7r0R1CZgzKwdm3Q\">Alternative Sunday Social Club at The Wild Duck<\/a>&nbsp;on May 15 and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fibbermagees.ie\/\">Fibber Magees<\/a>&nbsp;on June 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VIDEO PRODUCTION<\/strong><br>Director &#8211; Caoimhe Lavelle<br>Director of Photography &#8211; Miles Davis Murphy<br>Producer &#8211; Jess Bernard<br>Neighbourhood Ambassador &#8211; Aisling Reina<br>Costume Assistant &#8211; Dearbhla Beirne<br>Lead role (The Sun) played by- Leigh Mayon \/ Them Fatale<br>Other actors: Caoimhe Lavelle, Jess Bernard, Aisling Reina, Dearbhla Beirne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ALBUM CREDITS<\/strong><br>Vocals by Ava Vox<br>Piano\/Hammond\/keyboard by Ray McLoughlin<br>Electric Guitar by Enda Dempsey<br>Bass Guitar by James Blennerhassett<br>Drums by Robbie Casserly<br>23 Piece String Ensemble\/Orchestra by Four for Music Ltd, Sofia, Bulgaria.<br>Original lyrics &amp; music written by The Seventh Veil<br>Artist\/Producer: Ava Vox<br>Producer\/Music Director\/String Arrangements by Ray McLoughlin, RMC Recording Studios<br>Engineered by Michael Nestor<br>Cover artwork &amp; artist photography by Laelia Milleri<br>Costumery by fashion designer Claire Garvey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 787px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=445414833\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/package=573811050\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avavoxmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/immortalised\">Immortalised by Ava Vox<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Immortalised\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5Wil840gptZy6Ykhh03P5X?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explore the wonderful world of Ava Vox<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avavoxmusic.com\/\">Website<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avavoxmusic\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/avavoxmusic.bandcamp.com\/\">Bandcamp<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avavox9\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AvaVox\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/ava-vox\">Soundcloud<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2LWEJEvhoAUUKyJBJoZcYw\/videos\">YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ie\/artist\/ava-vox\/1550050835\">Apple Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0HAIWyFIYVDAF0eQrG7Rdg\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:contact@shamelesspromotionpr.com\">Press contact<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a string of standout singles over the past year, mysterious underground&nbsp;rocker&nbsp;Ava Vox&nbsp;has unveiled the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[2178,1125,455],"class_list":["post-17046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-ava-vox","tag-dark-wave","tag-post-punk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17046"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17049,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17046\/revisions\/17049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}