The Vernons | en

Busy writing songs for a new EP they are readying for May/June this year, The Vernons took time out recently to shoot a video for a song from the Volume II collection. I Want Her Back At Home is something of a contrast to earlier singles from the band – this slower-paced song exposing a more contemplative and emotive layer than some of the foursome’s harder-edged material. Written originally about the deep yearning experienced when some lovers part, the track features frontman Jonny Nyst’s superb vocals against a stripped down yet enormously accomplished guitar interplay. Musicians Hall of Fame inductee Louie Shelton produced the recording.

Sculpting their sound from long nights out, hung-over days in, and their parents’ old vinyl records, The Vernons distil a distinctly modern blues-rock sound and have been compared to The Black Keys, Jack White and Kings of Leon. The band’s recordings, so far spread across two EP releases, have been critically acclaimed around Australia and in the United States, where Esquire Magazine insisted to its readers: “Remember, you heard 'em here first.”

The Vernons live shows are captivating and wildly popular with the band’s growing legion of fans. Always full of energy, performances sweep the audience along largely in a frenzy of animated interactivity. In addition to successful headline tours behind the band’s single and EP releases, The Vernons have supported other acts across the genres, sharing the stage with Wolfmother, Seasick Steve, The Rubens, Wolf & Cub, Hoodoo Gurus, Stonefield and Ash Grunwald. The band also played major Australian festival, Big Day Out.

Newsflash: The Vernons picked up a Queensland Music Award for the song, To The Sky (March 30, 2015)

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