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Us Vs

by Vina After Dark

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1.
Not Enough 05:29
NOT ENOUGH Song & lyrics: Vina Nguyen (May 14, 2018) You blow smoke in my face, flick the ash and you turn. You turn, you turn to walk away. Blue streetlight filters in. I’m staring up at the ceiling. No birds, no birds were out today. I pull away brick by brick, cut the trees and I ask: Did we really, did we really try hard enough? Maybe it was not enough and I just couldn’t give up who I am. Maybe it was not enough and you just couldn’t give up what you need. You blow smoke in my face, flick the ash and you turn. You turn, you turn to walk away. Blue streetlight filters in. I’m staring up at the ceiling. No birds, no birds were out today. I saunter across the empty street, hear your voice, missing your heat. Did we really, did we really try hard enough? Maybe it was not enough and I just couldn’t give up who I am. Maybe it was not enough and you just couldn’t give up what you need. Maybe we were not enough when we’re broken and in love, now I see. Maybe we were not enough, break me down, set you free. Oh, that’s what we need.
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Stardust 06:06
STARDUST Song & lyrics: Vina Nguyen (September 5, 2018) I’m sitting here sipping my coffee on a sunny balcony. Not wondering where I gotta go or who I’ve got to be. The autumn wind carries the smell of earth and dirt and leaves. Ooh, birds swooping, children laughing, the moon is swaying, streetlights drooping across a canopy of a city sleeping and I am dreaming of stars and galaxies swirling around me. The particles I breathe are deep within me. I’m stardust, we’re stardust… I’m stardust, we’re stardust… I’m reaching out my window catching drops of silver rain, like shooting stars they fall as arrows and revive once again. The rhythm of my heart fades and swells to your name. Ooh, birds swooping, children laughing, the moon is swaying, streetlights drooping across a canopy of a city sleeping and I am dreaming of stars and galaxies swirling around me. The particles I breathe are deep within me. I’m stardust, we’re stardust… I’m stardust, we’re stardust…
3.
CITY SLEEPWALKER Song & lyrics: Vina Nguyen (February 9, 2017) She’s so clear she’s like night and day got no balance oh, and got no sway up to her ears in doubt she ain’t okay with all the colourful lies she spins every day Hear the hum and the drum in her heart just fade away fade away all the roots and the truths she would find just never came never came Walking half-asleep Sleepwalking city sleep Walking half-asleep Sleepwalking city dreams He’s got friends yet none to talk to can’t stand silence swigs the beer at noon got a broken heart work-work is all he do and he knows it too it’s more than feeling blue Hear the hum and the drum in his heart just fade away fade away all the roots and the truths he would find just never came never came Walking half-asleep Sleepwalking city sleep Walking half-asleep Sleepwalking city dreams Walking half-asleep Sleepwalking…
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Belief 03:18
BELIEF Song & lyrics: Vina Nguyen (December 22, 2016) Swim-swim up to the silky fog of dawning Whisper-whisper all the things that leave us wanting Slipping away are the sunny days that we have left Many things we want to know and learn fill us with regret Down-down the dusty road I see us sweating Run-run into the shade I see us begging The pages turned and burned not long ago All the sins of the small world we’ve hurt to know I believe my mind is vast I believe my hope can last I believe we create the truth I believe you believe it too Wage-wage the war that we can win Kill-kill ourselves or kill our twins Everything is swallowed down the rabbit hole Sometimes I ask myself what do we live for? I believe we change from pain I believe what we want might be the same I believe we know what we lose I believe it might not change what we choose Oh… I believe my mind is vast I believe my hope can last I believe we change from pain I believe what we want might be the same I believe we know what we lose I believe you believe it too
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AFTER THE WAR Song & lyrics: Vina Nguyen (May 26, 2019) The burning room now gutted black and you said you were holding back, and we saw the flames that whipped the sky, tongues of violence holding lies. Was it just the alcohol, the broken mirrors and empty malls, or the afternoon nightmares after the war that left you quiet and small?

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We've released our FIRST EVER, full-production EP and we're so proud. We can't wait for you to take a listen to Us Vs on any of the major streaming platforms, BandCamp, or even on CD! (* vinaafterdark.wixsite.com/home *) ⠀

It's been a long, love-filled process and we hope that you'll enjoy the diverse yet cohesive soundscapes of Us Vs. From broody, ethereal sleepiness to explosive angst ringed with smoky nostalgia, we bring you Us Vs love x ourselves x loneliness x belief x war. Please leave us a note with your thoughts and consider sharing our EP with your friends and family if you enjoy any of it. ⠀

Our EP cover art was conceptualized, modelled, and designed by UK artists, Tom Griffiths (IG: @TomPatrick88) and Angelina Paloma (IG: @AngelinaPaloma_) who've been AWESOME to work with and are open to doing projects. Please give them a shout on any artistic work you might need.

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released June 30, 2020

Songwriting/Vocals/Production: Vina Nguyen
Instrumentation/Production: Dafydd James

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Vina After Dark Calgary, Alberta

Lianne La Havas meets Kan Wakan at a Portishead concert.

Vina After Dark’s warm siren vocals will raise goosebumps across your skin as you head-nod to chilled out drums, groovy bass, and ethereal, crying guitar lines.

And if you’re lyrically focused, you’re in luck: think Emily Haines’s poetic acuity with Nina Simone’s tender sparseness.

Meet broody trip-hop x contemporary pop.
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