Tom Gallo is the host of Look At My Records! on Radio Free Brooklyn.
One of the most beloved trios to emerge out of North Brooklyn in the late aughts, Vivian Girls, officially announced their reformation last Wednesday after a five-year hiatus. The band rose to prominence during a transitional period in the history of New York City’s music scene, one where the focus shifted from Manhattan to Brooklyn neighborhoods like Williamsburg and Bushwick.
The reformed lineup, which includes Cassie Ramone on guitar, Katy Goodman on bass, and Ali Koehler on drums, also detailed several exciting upcoming releases, including their next album, Memory, which is out on September 20 via Polyvinyl Records. The label is also reissuing Vivian Girls’ 2008 self-titled debut and their 2009 sophomore album, Everything Goes Wrong, both of which are long out of print.
