The Vanity Set

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The Vanity Set
Origin New York, New York, United States
Genres Indie
Years active2000–present
LabelsCARGO UK
Members Jim Sclavunos
Peter Mavrogeorgis
Jennifer Carey
David Morton
Tam Ui
Sasha Kazachkov
Jaiko Suzuki
The Vanity Set
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The Vanity Set is an indie rock group of mostly second-generation Greek-Americans formed in New York City in 2000. Led by Jim Sclavunos, the drummer/percussionist with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, they describe their music as a blend of "low art, high sass and raw bluster." [3] Their music includes the sounds of rebetiko, "psycho-billy guitar, creepy keys, raucous tuba, mellifluous theremin." [3]

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By 2022, Sclavunos told an interviewer for NME that the project was done. [4] He also said in 2021 that he had a set of unfinished Vanity Set material that he was working on releasing. [5]

Current members

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References

  1. ↑ "The Vanity Set". NME . September 12, 2005. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Vanity Set – Little Stabs Of Happiness". Uncut . August 1, 2003. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "The Vanity Set". The Vanity Set. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (April 8, 2022). "The Bad Seeds' Jim Sclavunos shares charity Bob Dylan cover: "It's a tribute to a fan"". NME . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ paulmaps (September 2, 2021). "Interview: Jim Sclavunos on The Bad Seeds, No Wave, Collaborations and his debut Solo Single". Joyzine. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Vanity Set (2)". Discogs. Retrieved April 12, 2025.


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