Over the last 13 months AP has received a stunning amount of music birthed in some way because of the pandemic or informed by it. "Introvert Blues" by Brisbane, Australia's alt rockers The Valery Trails and the title track from their recently release EP is no exception. Andrew Boyer (guitar / vox) who had relocated to Houston, Texas years prior was on a family year long 'round the world' trip when Covid-19 interrupted and he found himself back in his old hometown of Brisbane. Being in close proximity to his band mates Sean Bower (bass) and Dan McNaulty (drums) resulted in finishing a collection of songs written well before the global pandemic.
"Introvert Blues" ironically, prophetically is a heavy guitar laden alt rock churner with driving bass and drums and wailing, screaming lead guitar lines as Boyer waxes on about TV news fueling his desire to stay in away from the world. The song screams angst, internal battles with depression and more:
And the micro-aggressions / If I never leave the house..."
The track feels at once claustrophobic and cathartic in the dinge of sound (and that slamming cowbell) furious, punching and pummeling inner ghosts. Sounds best super loud and listening not to close to breakable things. Check out the full EP on The Valery Trails' Bandcamp.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.facebook.com/thevalerytrails
https://soundcloud.com/the-valery-trails
https://twitter.com/TheValeryTrails
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4gmqgctGL64YQuoxB75cQF
https://thevalerytrails.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thevalerytrails/
https://thevalerytrails.com/
When a year-long round-the-world trip around the world with his family was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew Bower ended up back in his hometown of Brisbane, Australia. This unplanned relocation means that after several years of being separated by an ocean from bandmates Sean Bower and Dan McNaulty while Andrew was living in Houston, Texas, the band now all live in the same city.
The first result of this newfound proximity is the Introvert Blues EP.
The title track was written before the global pandemic, but the lyrics are on point for the lock-down life. Musically, the track pairs raucous guitars with an infectious drumbeat (plus more cowbell!).
The Benefits of Motion is a jangly REM-esque ode to restlessness and travel which provides a counter-argument to the title track’s celebration of staying home.
The EP concludes with Araby, a song originally recorded by 80s Austin, Texas band The Reivers (in celebration of Andrew's decade-long residence in Texas).
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.facebook.com/thevalerytrails
https://soundcloud.com/the-valery-trails
https://twitter.com/TheValeryTrails
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4gmqgctGL64YQuoxB75cQF
https://thevalerytrails.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thevalerytrails/
https://thevalerytrails.com/
When a year-long round-the-world trip around the world with his family was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew Bower ended up back in his hometown of Brisbane, Australia. This unplanned relocation means that after several years of being separated by an ocean from bandmates Sean Bower and Dan McNaulty while Andrew was living in Houston, Texas, the band now all live in the same city.
The first result of this newfound proximity is the Introvert Blues EP.
The title track was written before the global pandemic, but the lyrics are on point for the lock-down life. Musically, the track pairs raucous guitars with an infectious drumbeat (plus more cowbell!).
The Benefits of Motion is a jangly REM-esque ode to restlessness and travel which provides a counter-argument to the title track’s celebration of staying home.
The EP concludes with Araby, a song originally recorded by 80s Austin, Texas band The Reivers (in celebration of Andrew's decade-long residence in Texas).
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