One Puff Wonder is a story about pretending to smoke, which I didn’t even think was a thing in 2022. The motivation behind the song is the infamous San Fran balcony on Wednesday
evening in Wellington. Behind the light-hearted delivery of this song is a thought-provoking message.
Revulva have a groovy, jazzy sound offering multiple textured layers which only a full band can deliver. One Puff Wonder gives you a complete jazz/blues flavour, it cruises along smoothly a perfect accompaniment for Phoebe Johnson's melodic undulating vocals and brilliant horn section.
I would be showing my age if I said, it took me a few listens to grab the vibe of the track, I had never heard of nu-jazz or nu-pop and last time I indulged in “pretend smoking” ‘was way back in the mid-eighties sitting in a tree when I accidentally inhaled and fell out from dizziness. Having said that One Puff Wonder is fresh and funky with a certain sassy appeal.
There is no doubt Revulva are a talented bunch of musicians who offer up a modern take on traditional jazz/pop combining ultra-cool and cohesive instrumentals, original engaging lyrics, and warm soothing vocals. One Puff Wonder is mixed by Toby Lloyd of Tiny Triumph Recordings and mastered by Chris Chetland of KOG Studios.
Revulva is a femme-lead soul, funk, disco eight-piece hailing from Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Making a scene since 2020, Revulva have been turning heads at their theatrical and epic live shows performing at festivals such as 121 Festival, Tora Bombora, Nest Fest, Welcome To Nowhere, Twisted Frequency among many more.
Revulva released their debut EP Girl's Gotta Eat mid-2022 to rave-reviews and an SRN 'Best EP' nomination. Their last release This Town remained in the NZ SRN and Hot Singles charts for months while the band toured the single up and down the country. Revulva is sitting on a lot of material and are scheming to release it into the world.