VERA

About

VERA was born in the recording studio, when Sarah’s producer Declan Legge (Jealous Of The Birds/Atlantic Records), enlisted Darragh, Dave and Matt as session players for her solo work. They were all already overworked and juggling too many projects but were drawn in by Sarah’s songwriting. During these sessions they all became slightly obsessed with each other (as musicians and people) and worked through to the middle of the night every night writing together, playing together and becoming mates. By the end of these sessions VERA the band had been formed. Having formed in the studio, recording has remained and incredibly important part of the process, bringing out a dopamine-addicted silliness in all of them as they collaborate and obsess over every sound on every song. As individuals they come from a range of musical backgrounds and areas of interest; covering R&B and musical theatre, metal and ultra-pop, riot grrrl and alternative rock. They all feel liberated within this group to explore and incorporate all of this into their song writing process in the studio. They are motivated by each other's strengths and musical flair, and it feels like each of their strongest work so far has been in VERA. They spent a year, on and off, recording all of the material they had, perfecting the sounds and vibes that they felt most stimulated by and which represented how they are as people. They then moved on to developing their live show, armed with around 15 songs. Playing live has given them the opportunity to try and translate the energy, the chaos and the fun that they feel from creating the songs in the studio to an audience. A lot of their songs are about shit boyfriends. They believe that heartbreak is easier to deal with sarcastically and that shit boyfriends are quite a funny topic… One objective of the live show is to share this distinctive take on relationships with other people and maybe even help pull them through their own difficult experiences with humour and DGAF energy. It resonates!! In September 2024, they played their first headline show and it just cemented the feeling of how these four musicians have found their way into the best band any of them have ever been in. Theu are currently focused on bringing this “punch-drunk romanticism” (HOTPRESS) to as many live audiences as possible.

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