I can see you all rolling your eyes at the picture and thinking here we go another female fronted pop group trying to make it big. But let me tell you this - Anavae are not what people expect. With intricate guitars, heavy bass lines, drums that could make the calmest person feel like head banging and brutally honest, yet slightly mysterious lyrics, Anavae in fact rock. Formed by vocalist Rebecca Need-Menear and guitarist Jamie Finch in early 2011 and completed by Josh Platt (guitar), Seb Gee (drums) and James Pearce (bass) this London based band are set for a big future.
When I first heard them last October I fell in love immediately and over the past year I've watched them grow and grow. They've acquired over 30,000 twitter followers, 10,000 facebook likes, played an array of shows and have even been seen in Rocksound and Kerrang. All of which are big achievements for such a new band. I haven't even mentioned the fact they're supporting Hawthorne Heights, Kids In Glass Houses and There For Tomorrow on their London dates over the next couple of weeks.
In the year they have been a band they've managed to develop their own sound which I can only describe as early VersaEmerge with their own mix of weird and the song Invaesion - probably the strangest from their EP Into The Aether - even features dubstep alongside the heavy music and meaningful lyrics declaring that 'you don't need to be afraid'.
So, everyone out there. Don't be afraid. Go and check them out, accept the invaesion and join the aermy. It's an awesome place to be, honest. While you're at it i'm going to sit here and keep waiting for the soon-to-be-released video for Sunlight Through A Straw.
Find these wonderful beings here:
Bandcamp (Free EP)
Youtube
Bigcartel (Merch)
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