Viji announces her debut album So Vanilla will drop on October 27th via London label Speedy Wunderground. Along with the news, The London-based Austrian-Brazilian artist has shared a Gilbert Trejo video for the new single “Sedative”. Viji says, “the scenes unlock the dream world inside my head, while being restrained in a padded room. Expect a bit of ‘sucker punch’ with a set of twins in homage to ‘The Shining’”.

Having previously released music on Dirty Hit, she recently signed to Speedy Wunderground. So Vanilla was recorded predominantly in London, in partnership with four-time Mercury Prize nominated producer and Speedy Wunderground label head, Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Kate Tempest, Wet Leg). Having finished So Vanilla in November 2022, Viji relays that every song had a different writing process – some saw her and Carey playing guitar chords together for hours, until the sounds fused into one, and others came from late night ramblings at home.

Combining fiercely layered guitar melodies with pop hooks and slow, soulful soliloquies, “Sedative” is a perfect introduction to So Vanilla. Speaking on the track, Viji says, “I wrote Sedative about a girl. She’s like a breath of fresh air, and there’s a fine line between friendship and attraction that was hard to navigate. Usually when I meet someone like that I wanna ‘be’ that person, but this time I wanted to be with her.”

Viji
So Vanilla
Speedy Wunderground
Track Listing

1. Anything
2. Down
3. Sedative
4. Sundress In Pink
5. Karaoke
6. Blanket
7. Sharks
8. Slip Out Quiet
9. 1850
10. Say Hi
11. White Lighter
12. Ambien

Pre-order So Vanilla by Viji HERE