On their re-recorded single, “Vampire Bride,” a track from their debut album, “Kitty Cat Fever,” The Raspberry Jams set foot in their sultriest, darkest soundscape so far. This is a mood, a midnight whisper, a candle flickering in a room that smells like velvet and yearning.
The Raspberry Jams give up just enough of their typically playful bounce for a darker, groovier tone, turning up the bass lines and moodier tones. The effect is hypnotic, and the pulsing rhythm matches your own heart beating out of control for a fictional vampire somewhere. It has the edge to offer something for alt-pop fans and just enough vulnerability to melt the coldest heart.
Inspired by the iconic brooding heartthrob Edward Cullen of Twilight fame, “Vampire Bride” fully embraces the fantasy of obsessive love and creepy romance. This track is all about the dangerous, delusional kind of love that’s so intoxicating. It’s a statement of longing to be chosen, deserving of forever love and even no forever night. “Vampire Bride” picks more delicate paths through its darker imagery. The song is clearly about a love letter to a cultural moment with gothic fantasy on top. But it also feels real. There is a rawness to the vocals, a come-on that resonates beyond its glitter-storm of a premise.
“Vampire Bride” is the kind of track that feels nostalgic and freshly relevant at once, a desolate little anthem for all who have ever wanted to be someone’s one and only, even if it means walking, willingly, into the darkness. In “Vampire Bride,” the Raspberry Jams demonstrate that they are not afraid to wander into the darkness of love and have worked their most enchanting spell yet.
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