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Ecca Vandal

last updated 2026-09-11 11:26

Ecca Vandal

Plays on LTZ: 2 across 2 shows (2026-05-21, 2026-06-25)

Tracks played

SORRY! CRASH! — researched 2026-09-11
VERTICAL WORLDS — played 2026-06-25

Research

05. Ecca Vandal — SORRY! CRASH!

Ecca Vandal is South African-born, Melbourne-based — working across punk, hip-hop, and jazz. SORRY! CRASH! is the lead single from her album Looking for People to Unfollow (Loma Vista, May 22, 2026 — out tomorrow). It's her first album since 2017. Recorded and produced with Richie Buxton in his childhood bedroom in bayside Melbourne. The album is 17 tracks; its central theme is subtraction — letting go of what drains your energy, and independence from social media and trends. SORRY! CRASH! captures the strange clarity of finally admitting you're not okay. Racing percussion, throbbing bass, face-melting guitar.

Placement: TikTok opener for Segment 2. Playing the lead single the night before the album drops is the hook — this is a genuine first play in the context of the full record. Ecca Vandal's energy is a gear-change from the atmospheric first segment. Strong post-show TikTok angle: South African-born artist, Melbourne underground, nine years between albums, album out tomorrow.

Ecca Vandal — VERTICAL WORLDS

Played: 2026-06-25 (Segment 4 — Heavy turn) (new release)

From LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW (21 May 2026, Loma Vista). A propulsive, drum-driven "controlled chaos" — the video places her in a room surrounded by drummers, mirroring the relentless pulse. Keeps the intensity high.

Ecca Vandal

Origin: Born Louis Trichardt, South Africa (to Sri Lankan Tamil refugee parents) · raised in Melbourne, Australia · active
Members: Solo artist (real name Vandal Savage)
Genre: Punk, hip-hop, pop, jazz-trained
Discography:
End of Time (EP, 2016)
Ecca Vandal (2017) — self-titled debut LP, features Sampa the Great and Refused's Dennis Lyxzén
Looking for People to Unfollow (2026) — Loma Vista — second LP, recorded with Richie Buxton, lead single "SORRY! CRASH!"
Facts:
Trained as a jazz musician at the Victorian College of the Arts before pivoting to punk-hip-hop crossover as a solo artist.
Nine years passed between her debut and second album.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecca_Vandal · https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ecca-vandal-mn0003293740

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