New album Welcome Home out 21st January 2022 via Spinefarm Records
New York City-based collective VRSTY (pronounced “Varsity”) – Joey Varela [vocals], Javy Dorrejo [bass], Chris Cody [drums], and Paul Gregory [guitar] – have released a lyric video for their new single ‘Closer’. The track is the fourth single from the band’s new album Welcome Home, due for release on 21st January 2022 via Spinefarm Records.
Check out the lyric video here: https://youtu.be/xTV3uE18ahk
‘Closer’ is yet another banger, with thunderous riffs led by Varela‘s smooth, R&B-inspired vocal styles and unshakeable melodies. The song explores the notion of wanting to get to know that person you meet and can’t get out of your head.
“‘Closer’ literally came out of nowhere,” Varela recalls. “It started as just a fun idea to get our creative juices flowing in the studio and ended up becoming its own thing. It’s definitely one of the more different songs on the record. Lyrics-wise, it’s also one of the easiest songs to connect to – if you’re an adult, that is!”
Pre-order Welcome Home here: https://vrsty.lnk.to/WelcomeHome
Welcome Home is the band’s debut full-length for Spinefarm Records and follows last year’s breakthrough Cloud City EP, which has accumulated six million streams in less a year and yielded the head-turning singles ‘Shameless’ and ‘Massive’. The latter was the most played on SiriusXM’s Octane for two weeks in a row in late 2020. VRSTY have perfected their seamless and fearless cross-pollination of metallic grooves with R&B-influenced, after midnight vocal swagger on their new 14-track offering. VRSTY aren’t just offering their own take on a genre; they have authored a fusion style that is entirely their own.
“Welcome Home is an incredibly personal album to me,” Varela shares. “I know everybody says that, and hey, maybe they’re not lying when they do. I sure as hell am not. It was definitely a task, at first, trying to figure out how to phrase or sing something without getting too personal. But somewhere along the way, I threw that idea out the window and decided to say exactly what I felt. You won’t find me trying to sound cool or using any fancy wordplay. It’s just me in my rawest form, saying exactly what I’ve felt or experienced over the years, which is what has made me who I am today. I think if anybody ever wants to get to know me, this record will give you everything you need to know. No secrets. Just me.”
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