We are VAR

About US

None dismantle the line between the delicate and the tectonic as severely as VAR.  The vocals bloom from gentle piano leads and pump organ swells as vitally as from the tidal roar of guitars. They claw through the tumultuous and come out clean. Growing from gentler origins, there has always been a distant rumble beneath their music, and through their 2017 LP, Vetur, and subsequent singles,  VAR have grown new teeth and pushed themselves beyond their introspective beginnings towards this roaring and into something more fierce. Still there is a nearness of beauty and a constancy of the sublime in their work. Whether through an affinity for the climactic or a fearlessness towards vulnerability, VAR are never far from ripping through the quiet with their vicious rhythm section and sonorous guitars, nor from collapsing into the crystalline and intimate austerity from which they were delivered. There is an effortless immediacy in the lyricism and melodies that conjure melancholy and hopefulness in equal measure. The lyrics dwell in the interpersonal moments we often struggle to face with such grace. At times demonstrating the restraint of maturity, and at others indulging an inimitable wildness that produces some of the most dynamic and memorable concerts you could ever hope to see, VAR will never let go of your attention once it's taken hold. This is music that can take you on a journey in every song and to new heights at every turn. At this altitude the views will be pristine, but fasten your seat belts. There will be turbulence.