Merkin
07/10/08, 05:19 PM
Veara - The Walls Have Ears
Record Label: Wisteria Records
Release Date: August 7, 2007
There are some bands on this website in which you wonder why they are newsworthy, and on the other hand there are bands that do not get enough mention for what they do. Veara is a band that has not gotten any publicity, yet seems to keep plugging along silently since the winter of 2003. A year ago they came out with their first full-length LP produced by Rob Freeman (The Pilot, ex-Hidden In Plain View).
The Walls Have Ears starts perfectly on the first track, “Fear of Jumping Ship.” Right away, their sound becomes distinct with an opening guitar pulling you into the song and strong vocals at showing range. The lyrics revolve around a car crash with lines like, “His face against the median / Her scarf around the wheel well / Well he finally choked like a stick in the spokes.” The bass may be toned a little too high in this song and in others, but the lines are played well.
The next two songs fail to catch attention, keeping hold of a steady tempo and an overzealous keyboard in the third track. “Getting Kicked in the Face Has Never Been So Much Fun” may be a long title, but the song comes off as one of the better ones on the album. The easily catchy chorus will have you singing, “Read my lips we’re over and done / And best regards to everyone.”
However, the rest of the songs can be gathered into one. They keep the same basic rhythm throughout and the songs fall flat while reaching no new territories from the first songs.
Another thing that bugged me is the length of the songs. Six of the songs are over four minutes, while none of them are shorter than three minutes. It sounds okay in some situations, but they just extend the songs with the same beat over and over. The music is good, but does not have the ability to hold the listener’s attention for entire songs. Disregarding that however, I do like their sound.
This is a band you need to give some time and plenty of listens, and with a few touch-ups, their next album may just hit the spot.
Hidden in Plain View, Day at the Fair, Sloppy Meateaters, All Your Friends are Dead
myspace.com/veara (http://www.myspace.com/veara)
Record Label: Wisteria Records
Release Date: August 7, 2007
There are some bands on this website in which you wonder why they are newsworthy, and on the other hand there are bands that do not get enough mention for what they do. Veara is a band that has not gotten any publicity, yet seems to keep plugging along silently since the winter of 2003. A year ago they came out with their first full-length LP produced by Rob Freeman (The Pilot, ex-Hidden In Plain View).
The Walls Have Ears starts perfectly on the first track, “Fear of Jumping Ship.” Right away, their sound becomes distinct with an opening guitar pulling you into the song and strong vocals at showing range. The lyrics revolve around a car crash with lines like, “His face against the median / Her scarf around the wheel well / Well he finally choked like a stick in the spokes.” The bass may be toned a little too high in this song and in others, but the lines are played well.
The next two songs fail to catch attention, keeping hold of a steady tempo and an overzealous keyboard in the third track. “Getting Kicked in the Face Has Never Been So Much Fun” may be a long title, but the song comes off as one of the better ones on the album. The easily catchy chorus will have you singing, “Read my lips we’re over and done / And best regards to everyone.”
However, the rest of the songs can be gathered into one. They keep the same basic rhythm throughout and the songs fall flat while reaching no new territories from the first songs.
Another thing that bugged me is the length of the songs. Six of the songs are over four minutes, while none of them are shorter than three minutes. It sounds okay in some situations, but they just extend the songs with the same beat over and over. The music is good, but does not have the ability to hold the listener’s attention for entire songs. Disregarding that however, I do like their sound.
This is a band you need to give some time and plenty of listens, and with a few touch-ups, their next album may just hit the spot.
Hidden in Plain View, Day at the Fair, Sloppy Meateaters, All Your Friends are Dead
myspace.com/veara (http://www.myspace.com/veara)