PVT's first international release 'O Soundtrack My Heart' (also under the name Pivot) came out in August 2008, tracked at BJB Studios Sydney, Australia, with Scott Horscroft, and mixed with John McEntire (Tortoise/The Sea and Cake), at Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2008 saw the band tour relentlessly across Europe and the UK. Notable shows included an appearance at 2008 Meltdown with Yellow Magic Orchestra, Glastonbury and invitations from The Arctic Monkeys, Sigur Rós and Gary Numan to support on Australian tours. The band has been known to cover Talking Heads' I Zimbra live using live sampling to replicate up to 12 parts, and included a live version of the song on the B Side of their O soundtrack My Heart tour-only 7".
PVT were invited to perform as part of the Brian Eno curated Luminous Festival at the Sydney Opera House in June 2009, and were then also working on the completion of their third studio release with engineer Burke Reid in Sydney. They also contributed a cover of the Grizzly Bear song "Colorado" to the Warp20 (Recreated) compilation, as well as having their song "Fool In Rain" covered by Scott Herren's 'Diamond Watch Wrists'.
In 2010, the group decided to remove the vowels from their name Pivot after a legal claim was made from an American progressive metal band of the same name, releasing 'Church With No Magic' in August 2010.
PVT worked with Ivan Vizintin, engineer and former Ghoul frontman and Ben Hillier on mixing duties to produce their third studio album, 'Homosapien'. The album was released on February 11th 2013 via Felte records. February 2017 saw the release of 'New Spirit' , after working again with Vizintin and Hillier.
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VERTIGO
PVT Lyrics
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She was standin’ undercover
She said, “Tell me your name, ‘cause I’m gonna find out one way or the other.”
We had so many rules, so many reasons to never have each other
But now I’m standing so high
I look over the city and it doesn’t really matter
It feels like vertigo whenever we’re together
From dust we come and dust we remain forever
From dust we come and dust we remain forever
It feels like vertigo whenever we’re together
It feels like vertigo whenever we’re together
The song "Vertigo" by PVT tells the story of two people who know that they are not supposed to be together, but their chemistry is too strong to ignore. The singer describes meeting a woman in the rain, who asks for his name and warns that she will find out one way or another. Despite having many reasons to keep apart, they cannot resist each other's company. The chorus repeats the idea that being together feels like vertigo, a sensation of dizziness, and compares it to the inevitability of death.
The lyrics suggest a sense of urgency and passion, rooted in a fear of the unknown. The woman's determination to discover the man's identity, coupled with their mutual desire, creates an intense connection that is both exciting and unsettling. The use of the word "dust" is a reminder that everything eventually returns to the earth, and the singer seems to be embracing the fleeting nature of their relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw her in the rain
I saw her standing in the rain
She was standin’ undercover
She was standing under a shelter, avoiding the rain
She said, “Tell me your name, ‘cause I’m gonna find out one way or the other.”
She asked for my name and hinted that she'll find out anyway
We had so many rules, so many reasons to never have each other
We had many obstacles preventing us from being together
But now I’m standing so high
Now I'm on top of the world
I look over the city and it doesn’t really matter
Nothing else matters as I overlook the city
It feels like vertigo whenever we’re together
Being with her makes me feel dizzy like vertigo
From dust we come and dust we remain forever
We come from dust and we will return to dust forever
It feels like vertigo whenever we’re together
Being with her makes me feel dizzy like vertigo
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jedics
Every so often this song and clip pop into my head so I come back and watch it, one of the few times knowing how it was made makes it even better :) This masterpiece only have 50 thousand views in 8 years shows I live in a world that I rarely relate to...
Emmanuel Gapud
My absolute favorite piece by PVT.
Rachel Shaw
most underrated tune of 2013
Kirby
Bands like this deserve the highest of budgets.
MrSpeaksintongues
Lyrics for "Vertigo": I saw her in the rain She was standin’ undercover She said, “Tell me your name, ‘cause I’m gonna find out one way or the other.” We had so many rules, so many reasons to never have each other But now I’m standing so high I look over the city and it doesn’t really matter It feels like vertigo whenever we’re together (X2) From dust we come and dust we remain forever (X2) It feels like vertigo whenever we’re together (X2)
Bellベル
I was stoked when I heard PVT were the opening act for passion pit in Perth: ) was so excited for this song and indeed it was brilliant live xD!!!
supaspock
love it
moon moon
omg, I thought I’ll never gonna find this song. I fucking love this song
Luis Bori Tormo
great song and video !
MIXAGE100
Minchia! :) Siete dei grandi!! Grazie!!!