VARSITY (2)

VARSITY was the first band I covered on this review blog. Since making that initial review I have listened to all of their works and they have become my favorite band. They have released several things since that initial review so I thought it might be nice to come back to them and give my thoughts on some of their more recent ventures.

First, let's start with their 2018 album Parallel Person. I absolutely love this album. It's more melancholy than their earlier music but it still retains their refreshing laid back style. That's not to say it doesn't have its moments of intensity but overall I found the album was something you could put on while you relaxed or in my case drove to wherever my mood took me. This was my album of the summer if not the year. I don't know the exact number of times I've listened to it fully through but I know I listened to it around 20 times in the first week of its release. The emotion within the music is palpable and deep. There's not a good way to describe the feeling I get while listening to this album but the point is that I do feel something. Whatever they're doing, they're doing it right. My only gripe is that when I purchased the disc and vinyl the album did not get added to my Bandcamp library. It's a minor complaint but it still would have been nice to receive that.

Later in the fall of 2018, they dropped two singles. These were U.F.O and The Dogs Only Listen to Him. These songs once again were works of art. I have nothing to say about them other than they are great songs.

Most recently they released a compilation album of their singles from 2015-2016 named The Basement Takes (2015-2016). This album also includes two new unreleased singles that I thought were absolutely stellar. They were better than U.F.O. and The Dogs Only Listen to Him and they fit quite nicely into the album.

Overall VARSITY has been kicking ass. I love everything they've been up to and I can't wait to see what they'll do in the future. Definitely go check them out if you're looking for some of the best music out there. I know I spent the whole post talking about how great they are but I swear they aren't paying me to say this. 😅