Photos of The Vaccines at MTelus in Montreal, QC, Canada on March 5th, 2024
Photos of The Vaccines at Rough Trade NYC in Brooklyn, NY on September 2nd, 2015
Photos of The Vaccines at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on October 2nd, 2013
Photos of The Vaccines at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY on August 28th, 2013
Photos of The Vaccines at Terminal 5 in New York, NY on January 31st, 2013
QRO’s review of The Vaccines at Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY on September 10th, 2012
Photos of The Vaccines at 2011 Escape To NY in Southampton, NY
2024 is going to be a Hell of a year, from (once again) do-or-die-for-democracy elections to what’s sure to be (once again) the hottest summer on record. We all need to start it out on a positive note, and (once again), thank God for The Vaccines, who deliver just that (once again) with their wonderful Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations.
By this point, it’s not a surprise that West London boys know how to give you the power-pop that you’ve been looking for (even if you didn’t know you were looking for). They’ve had a slew of great records, topping themselves again & again, and even if Pick-Up can’t quite beat 2021’s amazing Back In Love City (QRO review), it’s still littered with hooks & pick-me-ups. There’s the lovin’ life of “Sunkissed”, followed by The Vaccines making breaking up fun in “Another Nightmare”. The group also throws one of its by-now-trademark sad curveballs, the sweet but wistful “Discount De Kooning (Last One Standing)”.
Who the hell knows where we’ll be in a year (or if we’ll even be here in a year), so get your good times where you can, as soon as you can. Thankfully, to start this epic 2024, The Vaccines have brought us a Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations.
