Photo by Jarrod Jones.
As we near the fateful date of this year's bliss-tacular TRKfest, we'll be periodically profiling each band that will be gracing the stage. We'll tell you who they are, why they're special and why we invited them to play.
Artist: Veelee
Hails from: Carrboro
Played TRKfest?: Never before.
A lot of people talk about Veelee as if they materialized out of thin air, delivering one of North Carolina's catchiest debut EPs with a freak-accident explosion of creativity in early 2009. While Three Sides was indeed a welcome shot in the arm, the truth is that Matthew Park had been making brilliant, dense, lo-fi pop music for years as one half of the Richmond/Carrboro duo Opening Flower Happy Bird. Echoes of OFHB can certainly be heard in the songs of Veelee, but some of the brooding jams and jittery electronics have been swapped for a more concise and focused approach to texture and songwriting. In Veelee, Matt shares vocal, drum, guitar and keyboard duties with Ginger Wagg, whose voice lends a levity to the songs that is only kept in check by her persistent, thudding drum beats. Live, Veelee cover an amazing amount of ground for just two people, incorporating loops and drone notes that create a sort of formless third member. Matt and Ginger are two of the sweetest people we know, and they are very supportive of the local music community, and keeping the dream alive. We are thrilled to bring Veelee to TRKfest for the first time ever, and can't wait to hear their broken pop songs out in the summer sun.
MP3 | Veelee - Three Sides EP [from the Three Sides EP]
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