What rabblerousers these Veda people are. The first track off their debut EP knocks politely on your door like most indie emo, catchy and seemingly harmless. "Innocence is seen as weakness/laughter is naive", Kristen May sings, with a voice like a beacon in a churning sea of guitars. You quickly realize that this is bigger, sharper than a lot of stuff you’ve heard in the past year.
I think I may have listened to their This Broken City EP 6 times this afternoon. Musically they’re a lot like another bunch of rabblerousers, the brilliant Alexisonfire, but it’s May’s diamondoid vocals that really drive this band. The song I’m posting, "Safe," is a mach truck on a highway. Try not to duck.