The Veronicas are an Australian Pop band consisting of twin sisters Lisa and Jess Origliasso. Their biggest hits include ‘Untouched’, ‘4ever’, and ‘Hook Me Up’. They’ve released two studio albums so far (“The Secret Life Of…” and “Hook Me Up”) and are working on their third. The Veronicas wrote the majority of the songs on both their debut and sophomore albums and they have also written songs that have been recorded by t.A.T.u. and Cascada.
The Veronicas are a Pop band but each album has different undertones – and they’ve told news outlets that their new album will follow that trend. Their first album “The Secret Life…” was a Pop/Rock affair while “Hook Me Up” was more Electronic/Dance oriented. Other differences between the two albums are the maturing of themes and the improving of the girls’ songwriting.
The Veronicas have told news outlets that their new album will have a bit of a Rock & Roll feel while still being a Pop record. The Veronicas took to their official website to talk about the album saying that it will be “citing influences from The Subways, The Dead Weather, Mazzy Star, Ladytron and Peaches.”
In August, the duo preview new material at the Viper Room. Their set included songs entitled ‘Cold’, ‘Baby I’m Ready’, ‘Forget You’, ‘Let Me Out’, ‘Dead Cool’, 'Psycho Bitch’, and ‘Kick It In’. ‘Let Me Out’ and ‘Cold’ are (in my opinion) the best tracks and the rawness of live vocals emphasized the honesty of the lyrics.
The Veronicas say ‘Let Me Out’ is “a song about being ridiculously in love with someone that you’re just not sure it feels the same anymore but they’re kind of keeping you there… like the b*stard that they are.” The song begins “I can’t take the blame. I can’t take the pain. If you’re gonna let me down/do it now, let me down. I’m too scared to sleep/to see you in my dreams. If you’re gonna make me cry do it right, make me cry.”
(Song starts at 1:18)
‘Cold’ was written a bit differently than other songs they’ve written. They had the lyrics for the chorus and they decided to write the verses as an exercise. Jess said that she brought up the idea to Lisa: “you pretend to be every shitty ex-boyfriend of mine and I’ll pretend to be every shitty ex-boyfriend of yours.” Jess explained, “So we wrote these monologues pretending to like talk to the person.” Lisa added, “This is probably our favorite song we’ve ever written.” The haunting chorus of ‘Cold’ is “’Cause I’m dying here. You were lying here. It was you and I forever/but now you make me shiver in the night. And I’m dying here. And I’m crying over you and I remember/but now you make me shiver you’re so cold.”
I’m trying not to have too many expectations, but I’m confident that The Veronicas will come out with a solid third album. I’m pleased that they’re trying a bit of a different style in the general genre of Pop because it shows that they don’t want to do the same thing twice. I wonder if ‘Could’ve Been’ will be on the album. It’s a song the sisters wrote, did an acoustic rendition of, and then uploaded to their Youtube channel after “Hook Me Up” was released. I am impatiently waiting for solid news about the single and the album.
The Veronicas’ Official website: http://www.theveronicas.com/
The Veronicas’ Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThEvErOnIcAs
The Veronicas’ quotes about ‘Cold’ and ‘Let Me Out’ are from videos of their shows at the Viper Room. I do not own the videos and I appreciate the fans that have uploaded them. The picture I found on the Internet and don’t own that either.
