Lately, we've been listening to... American Analog Set, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Godspeed You Black Emperor, The Shins, Postal Service, Metric, Sonic Youth, The Organ, Tegan and Sara, Aereogramme, Yeltsin, Modest Mouse, Pinback, Snow Patrol, Versus, Blonde Redhead, the Rum Diary, Stars, the Arcade Fire, My Bloody Valentine, the Cure, Husker Du, Low, Polvo, Sleater-Kinney, Unwound, Citizens Here and Abroad, Kasabian, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Fugazi
Sounds Like
We've been told we sound like the aural equivalent of vicodin and red wine at the same time. Breeders, Galaxie 500, Pixies, Kristin Hersh, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Death Cab For Cutie, Mazzy Star, The Heart Throbs, Lush, Belly, Fanny, The Primitives, Throwing Muses, Red Stars Theory, American Analog Set, Sonora Pine, Rachel's, Karate, Yo La Tengo, Azure Ray, Rilo Kiley, Mirah, the Softies, Red House Painters, Rex, For Stars
Vervein's album 'The Weather Inside' is out and available at CDBaby.
While the rest of the world was stuck listening to the same old noise this year from the usual culprits like the Dave Matthews Band and Mariah Carey, we here in the Bay Area once again got to spoil our ears by indulging in tunes that were truly innovative, genre bending and perfectly thrilling... This is the album to give to those friends that insist music just isn't that good anymore. Shot through with the sort of heart-tugging bass lines and sleepy-eyed vocals that made the Breeders famous, it's not so much a flashback as a flash of inspiration. -SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
The members don't draw attention to their being female; they just get up there and play songs that command attention because it's compelling, wondrous music. -PREFIX MAGAZINE
...This all female quartet isn’t just another buzz band that will get lost in the shadows of the next big thing—Vervein’s songwriting ability will ensure that never happens... The single fact that Vervein isn’t being courted by all of the major labels is precisely why the mainstream music is so tired and ordinary. If you’re a music fan, you simply must own this album. - SMOTHER MAGAZINE
The clean vocals of Mazzy Star, the tight rhythm of the Breeders, and a mood not heard since the first American Analog Set full length. Some A&R reps from major labels must be missing this band somehow. -THE BEE’S KNEES
The resonating guitars and unabashed, smoky vocals are delicate yet brazen, like a beautiful, exotic flower that also happens to be carnivorous. –SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN
Perfectly suited for some high-spirited makeup sex. –FAKEJAZZ.COM
A 3-axe assault... utterly unlike that of Judas Priest. –BLUEMAG.COM
With a sound this solid... they can't stay hidden for long. –ACTION MAN MAGAZINE
Pure rumination. I'm convinced it's my life Vervein sings. -KITTYMAGIK.COM
Not setting out to be a "girl group," the chips have fallen that way for Vervein, and audiences have fallen for their “Girl-Swirl” sound. Vervein weaves together the ethereal vocals of Mazzy Star and Azure Ray, the dreamy atmospherics of American Analog Set, the rhythmic propulsions of the Breeders, the soundscapes of Godspeed You Black Emperor!, and the melodic sensibilities of Death Cab for Cutie. The foursome creates a sound that resonates with different people in different ways while carving a unique niche. What Vervein offers is difficult to pigeonhole, but leaves a lasting impression. There’s no cloying confessional pop, T&A manipulation, or snarling riot grrl militancy here. Vervein is refreshingly free of clichés in its message and image.
The band's second album, The Weather Inside builds on the dreamy, ephemeral foundation of Vervein's debut, Vast Low Cities, but pulls back the curtain to showcase Vervein’s collaborative process and palette. Winds whip up. Storms develop and pass. The sun shines. The weather inside as Vervein sees it actively evolves through melody, arrangement and mood. Change is good.
come hang out at Gale's with us!
106 Petaluma Blvd North in Petaluma
Thursday June 4th
we are playing with The Disciples,
The Penny Dreadfuls and The Wiseguys
9pm
free
21+
love ya!
hey - we are playing an ALL AGES
show at Thee Parkside
(1600 17th Street @ Wisconsin · San Francisco)
with:
The Disciples and Damnage
free and all ages!
come have a beer and some food
doors open at 3pm and show starts at 5pm
much love
Aaron - HR
This Wednesday (April 29th) - Holy Rolemodel at the
Rock-it Room (406 Clement St - San Francisco)
...we play first - show starts at 9pm
come early and hang out
Aaron - HR
The Nutmeg Effect
<br /> By (H+) M.S.G. (from the archives)
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<br />I can’t see anything now
<br />The spice is blinding
<br />There are endless colors and sounds
<br />And rolling banks of milky clouds
<br />On the backs of giant turtles, awake
<br />Walking through a world of ash
<br />And alabaster moons are circling
<br />I can hear the demons singing
<br />They look like you or me
<br />But they aren’t saying anything
<br />They said ten grams was the thing
<br />And now I lost them somewhere
<br />Back there is a fire, with satin tongues
<br />And worms swimming in the rum
<br />Bat-wing leeches are in the air
<br />En mass they blot out an aqua sun
<br />My skin was green then red
<br />There was the smell of pine then cinnamon
<br />They said 3 o’clock, but I couldn’t hear them
<br />I couldn’t hear them.
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Hey we are playing this Saturday, December 6th at Pissed off Pete's
(4528 Mission Street in SF)
with The Penny Dreadfuls, Flexx Bronco and My Parade
show starts around 9pm
you should come - it will rule!
much love,
Aaron - HR
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Hey we are playing at Thee Parkside in San Francisco (17th and Wisconsin) - June 21st - next Saturday - it is a day show starts @ 3pm - free and all ages! - would you come?
Emily love the new band, really into the sound. You think Faster Tiger will ever play again? I moved to Seattle after hearing Faster Tiger on the radio in College. Hey but keep up the good work ladies Vervein fucking rock!!!!!!!!!
