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Violens
Alternative, Electronic, Indie, Pop, Rock
Violens
Formed in 2007, Violens (pronounced "vy-lenz") tours internationally and records guitar and synth-based vocal harmony music.
Absolutely gorgeous pop from this Brooklyn three-piece whose music eludes classification, expertly blending percussive guitar work and silky harmonies in a way reminiscent of 90s sonic pop forebears like Pale Saints, Lush, McCarthy and The Chameleons.
The lovely vocals on 'Totally True' have an almost 60s feel; their debt to such soft-rock touchstones as The Association and Sagittarius is one of the many unique elements of Violens' sound. The non-album b-side 'Something Falling' is a dreamy ballad marked by an effectively spare production, sweeping synths and the band's trademark harmonies.