Victor Vito
Kidz Bop, 2024
9/10
The queen of kindie-rock, Laurie Berkner is celebrating 25 years of her classic album, Victor Vito, with this remastered, 25th anniversary special edition that the entire family will enjoy.
The title track opens with upbeat acoustic guitar and playful hand clapping, where plenty of voices harmonize with Berkner, and it isn’t long until “Moon Moon Moon” relies much on Berkner’s pretty voice for the A cappella delivery.
Deeper into the listen, “The Crabs” uses both talking and singing for the fun dialogue, while “Fruit Salad Salsa” is percussively strong, where plenty of rhythm enters the infectious landscape.
Further still, the soaring vocals of the uplifting “Tingolayo” welcomes well timed piano and quick bouts for the cultured album highlight, and “Goodnight” exits with calm, intimate acoustic guitar and plenty of soothing singing.
A sing-along album for any age, if there was any question about Berkner’s songs aging gracefully, well, these songs are further proof that she’s been penning some of the most relevant and memorable family music for decades.
Travel well with: Laurie Berkner- Buzz Buzz; Wendy And DB- Back Home