Audio By Carbonatix
Since forming in July 2007, the Vergers (due at the Larimer Lounge on Friday, July 15) have been something of an an unknown quantity in the underground rock scene in Denver — but it’s not for lack of effort or quality material. Like most bands, the Vergers wrestled with a bevy of influences early on, but while its roots are obvious, the act has long outgrown the clumsiness of a new band. You can hear a bit of Stephen Fellows’s emotional stridency in Trip Wilkes’s vocals, and the band has always excelled at capturing the urgent vibe of English post-punk bands of the ’80s. With their latest material, the Vergers display a keen ear for bright, swirling melodies that sound hopeful and triumphant even as they trade in the darker shadings of atmosphere.
