Avera is a
band from Valdosta, Georgia, or at least they have been. Based on a broken link
in their Twitter profile and not much recent activity, they may not be
currently active. (The existence of another band named Avera that does Latin
dance music does not help.)
I started
following them when member Will Oliver followed me, so even six months ago the
band may not have been active.
The
ephemeral nature of young bands is nothing new, but sometimes it seems like
more of a shame. This band had it together at least well enough to collaborate
with Sleeping With Sirens' Kellin Quinn, get music embedded into their Facebook
profile, and create five pretty-good looking videos. My favorite is "Leave
As You Came", which with its quiet and earnest delivery becomes an
affecting meditation on mortality and identity.
The other
thing that stands out to me is that in addition to having some fairly hardcore
songs, like "A Life Worth
Living" or "The Surface Beneath", that isn't all they do. They
have two videos for "In Motion", including an acoustic version, and
it may be that interest in interpreting the same material in different ways
that leaves them more open to nuance.
Even if the
band is no longer active, it is always possible that the members will end up in
new bands. Along with Oliver, that includes Kade Williamson, Brad Singletary,
Anthony King, Dalton Page, and Ryland Shipman. Here's wishing them well!
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The band is separated. They paid Kellin to record a track in hopes for more views.
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