Vikowski – Consistency (Digital/CD/Vinyl Album – Icy Cold Records)
Vikowski began as a solo project founded by Italian artist Vincenzo Coppeta and has since evolved into a trio, releasing its official debut album on Icy Cold Records earlier this year.
The album features eight tracks that are clearly rooted in Dark-Wave. The opening track feels like a warm-up, somewhat reminiscent of The Virgin Prunes. As the album unfolds, we encounter slower compositions in which the guitar establishes a distinct, melancholic atmosphere. It is the guitar that truly carries the spirit of the record.
At times, this melancholy drifts into much darker territories, occasionally echoing the sound of Joy Division.
While I wouldn’t say the entire album fully convinces me, there are nevertheless a few genuine gems to be discovered on “Consistency”. (Rating:7).
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About Vikowski
Vikowski is a Milan-based Italian new wave and post-punk band. It began in the mid-2010s as the solo project of songwriter and vocalist-bassist Vincenzo Coppeta, who issued an eponymous debut EP in 2015. Guitarist Alessandro Panzeri and drummer Lorenzo Pisanello later joined, turning Vikowski into a full band and pushing the sound in a darker, more atmospheric direction.
The debut album “Beyond The Skyline” appeared in 2017 on Costello’s Records, followed by the second full-length “The Long Run” in 2021 through the Belgrade label Kišobran/Pop Depresija. In 2025 the band signed with Icy Cold Records and developed its new material across the singles “Warsaw”, “Pollution” and “Decay” and the digital EP “Dedication”. “Consistency”, released on 30 January 2026, is their first album for the label.
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