Vaura

Vaura is an American experimental band from Brooklyn, New York, United States, formed in 2009 by singer, guitarist and primary songwriter Joshua Strawn and featuring Kevin Hufnagel (Dysrhythmia, Gorguts) on lead guitar, Toby Driver (Kayo Dot, Maudlin of the Well, Secret Chiefs 3) on bass.

Vaura
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Progressive metal, blackgaze, shoegaze, post-punk, noise, art rock, New Romantic, black metal, experimental
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Wierd, Profound Lore, The Flenser
Website	www.vaura.bandcamp.com
Members	Joshua Strawn Kevin Hufnagel Toby Driver
Past members	Charlie Schmid

Vaura's debut album, Selenelion, was released on Wierd Records in February 2011. Stereogum described the record as "a warped, heady strain of metal, one that incorporates bits and pieces of black metal, post-rock, and prog, melting them all into one singular brooding sludge".[1]

The band has toured in support of French group Alcest[2] and has played with Bloody Panda, Sannhet, Deafheaven, Monarch and Castevet.

In early 2013, Vaura was signed to Profound Lore Records. Their sophomore effort, The Missing, was released by the label on November 12, 2013 followed by a third LP in 2019 entitled Sables which was mixed by longtime Scott Walker collaborator Peter Walsh.[3] The Missing was named one of Pitchfork's Best Metal Albums of the Year,[4] while The Wire called Sables "art-pop with an 80s sheen nodding to bands like Japan, The Fixx, and even Discipline-era King Crimson."[5]

Discography

Studio albums

• Selenelion (2012, Wierd)
• The Missing (2013, Profound Lore)
• Sables (2019, Profound Lore)

References

1. "Vaura – "Drachma" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
3. "VAURA – The Missing | Profound Lore Records". Profoundlorerecords.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
4. "The Top 40 Metal Albums of 2013". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
5. "The Wire 430". Thewire.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

External links

• Vaura on Facebook