Vir
Indie / Rock / Experimental
Berkeley, CA
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About
SF Bay Area Post-punk / Shoegaze Trio by way of NZ.
Vir's debut LP "Shadow of a Mountain" (2008) blends elements of post-punk and shoegaze to create a glacial, dark and elegant record. Sam Sloane's mercurial and echo-laden guitar drifts through the record while Natasha Arens and Jeff Paul's rhythm section build and swell around the escalating tension in Sloane's vocals.
Currently the band are mid way through recording their 2nd LP at Shark Bite studios in Oakland, whislt maintaining a solid schedule of Local and out of town shows.
With band now in the SF Bay Area but with roots in Christchurch, New Zealand, the album contends with a longing for home and a sense of loss despite the idealistic urge for challenge and experience abroad. Drawn to the contradictions and contrasts in the U.S the album contends with a futile attempt and defiant struggle to challenge an insurmountable mountain, as a result, Vir produce an album evocative of the American landscape.
Vir's music is unashamedly melodic, honest and affecting. The songs are built on an engaging dynamic of fragility, melancholy, ambiance and intensity. Live, the band is uninhibited in communicating songs of love and loss and the fervor with which they play elevates the music to evocative peaks.
The band will be touring Shadow of a Mountain throughout the United States throughout the year and will come home to New Zealand in September 2009 for a national tour.
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Jan 21, 2009
Shadow of a Mountain
Hey folks, so the track listing for "Shadow of a Mountain" is:WinterlandWake up SonThe KickerTuesday MorningI Get ItSouthern CrossHow will you Sleep?Miss Jane DoeMontanaThe album is done, hooray. cd r...
Jan 21, 2009
Northwest tour recap
So our NW tour was marvelous. We had a wonderful time venturing up north into Oregon and Washington for the 1st time.The drive up to Eugene was a long hike for a slim crowd. But we were anticipating t...
Jan 21, 2009
Insomnia Radio, Taking Flight
Hey folksWe're big fans of Insomnia radio and we were really thrilled to be featured on Insomnia Radio's main showepisode 155 - Taking Flight.head over here and find some fabulous music and some of ou...
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