Tree Lilly - San Vito ryder and the churchbell silencers
By Emily Leonard
San Vito, Ryder a musician that portrays an anti-religious statement throughout his music whilst effectively merging rock and roll with a post punk gothic flare. His demo Taste My Charm, which was produced in Sheffield and released in 2020, sees Vito create his pillar of strength, grunge-esque energy that is only set to continue onto his debut single Tree Lilly, released October 28th 2022.
From what I gather, San Vito isn’t like your average artist. As his website delivers a proficient catalogue of religious poetry, imagery and intriguing undertones of a “Black Drip Society”, it appears to me that Vito has deeper visions and motivations than that of just his music; a desire to create a family of outcasts in a communalised, cultish ‘mafia’ type of way.
Tree Lilly begins with the emotively poetic lyrics of “She wants death, but she wants to survive it” setting a liberating intensity from the get go and as the song progresses, the force behind the track only kicks in harder. As the commencing of drums (performed by the Wytches’ Kristian Bell) and bass then takes place, the addition of a tremolo produces an unstable effect that highlights the course of the ‘rock and roll’ lifestyle. The build up to the chorus provides an invigorated and passionate deliverance of guitar and alongside the high ferocity of the vocals, the single takes us on a journey of inflated magnitude within one’s self.
My initial reactions to this track were ones of interest and excitement but the more I listened, the more I found myself getting further invested by the song. The further I found myself in Tree Lilly, the higher my desire to see this performed live grew. But alas, we won’t have to wait too long- you can catch Vito live at Trinity Bar, London on 19th November.