Gospel Bombs

 

2026 Charity Shop Purchases # 39 - Vincent Vincent and the Villains - Gospel Bombs

This album from 2008 on EMI Records replaces a burn of a CD taken from the CD section at Langside Library which cost me 50p to borrow (and copy!)

It was a bit of a punt at the time and was probably influenced by the title and the cover. The good thing was that you could experiment to see if your choices were worth following up.

I can't remember listening to it all that often. Giving it a spin it is reminding me of someone, Franz Ferdinand I think.

It seems that they evolved from the band The Double Card Bastards. I suppose Vincent Vincent & the Villains was slightly more radio friendly.

As far as I  can ascertain Gospel Bombs was the only album they ever released. They released 6 singles between 2004 and 2008 all of which appear on the album here  Here are a couple of them.

They were subsequently dropped by EMI and quickly broke up.

The jury is out as to whether or not this one is a keeper.

Vincent Vincent & the Villains - On My Own

Vincent Vincent & the Villains - Killing Time