New York City-based collective, VRSTY (pronounced “Varsity”), have dropped the video for their new single, “Glad You Came”. It features on their new album Levitate, due for release October 27 via Spinefarm Records. Keep reading below for the video and more release info.
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““Glad You Came” is about doing what you want and not caring what anybody has to say in the matter,” the band says. “‘Live your life to the fullest’ — that’s the safe version.”
Levitate tracklisting:
01 Fuck You Forever
02 Back to Back
03 No Chill
04 Black & Blue
05 Wide Awake
06 Dangerous
07 The Plug
08 The Way It Is
09 Doomed
10 Kill The Rich
11 Glad You Came
12 Powerless
13 Can You Love Me
14 The Feeling
15 Levitate
About VRSTY:
VRSTY (pronounced “Varsity”) make music as energetic and richly diverse as the city that spawned them. Assembled by band leader Joey Tyler, a Puerto Rican singer from New York City raised on R&B, pop, and Spanish music and equally inspired by metallic post-hardcore, VRSTY blends genres with fearless ambition and visceral enthusiasm. A handful of EPs preceded 2020’s debut album, Welcome Home, itself followed by a three-part series of sequel EPs solidifying the band’s reputation.
The band (comprised of guitarist Paul Gregory, bassist Javier Dorrejo, drummer Chris Cody, and Tyler), remained the Most Played on SiriusXM’s Octane for two consecutive weeks with “Massive,” from 2020’s Cloud City EP.
Genuine authenticity and uncompromising passion are crucial to everything about VRSTY. Levitate, the band’s stunning sophomore set, is powered by spirited conviction and a commitment to follow their muse wherever it leads. It’s an album of rich melodic hooks and headbang-inducing grooves.
Tyler co-produced Levitate with Justin Deblieck (Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White, Lorna Shore, Fit For A King). George Lever (Sleep Token, Holding Absence, Loathe) handled mixing duties.
VRSTY commands the crowd anytime they perform, connecting with anyone who struggles with feelings of low self-worth, bad relationships, or generally feels like an outsider. It’s a feeling of shared community evident on the band’s tours with the likes of 10 Years, Nonpoint, Secrets, and For The Fallen Dreams, among others. Ultimately, VRSTY aims to encourage, provoke, and inspire listeners.
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