Trevor Reece (@trevoreece) and Mike Wallace (@mykoalas) are Triangle scene veterans, the sort of quietly inventive, hard...

Trevor Reece (@trevoreece) and Mike Wallace (@mykoalas) are Triangle scene veterans, the sort of quietly inventive, hard-working and true-blue music lovers that keep scenes vibrant and progressing. Their long-running garage-cum-Velvets outfit Drag Sounds put out a fine LP (SUDDEN COMFORT) on New York indie Aloe Music. As a live group, Drag Sounds were a loud and dynamic machine guaranteed to pack a hard and loud punch. Their new band with Casey Proctor (@haruspexpalace) and Reed Benjamin (@calapse_music), Verity Den (@verityden), is today's profiled group on the NCMO blog (LINK IN BIO). Their music marks a departure from the Drag Sounds template. While the heaviness laid down by Wallace and Reece remains foundational, the collaboration with Pacific Northwest transplant Proctor has coincided with a shift in the direction of psych and shoegaze, with slight touches of droney improv added for good measure. With Proctor taking up the majority of vocal duties, the result's a fascinating new contribution to our state's sonic landscape. At times poppier and hookier than Drag Sounds, Verity Den can also at moments sound like the noisiest prime Sonic Youth. The band’s S/T LP on Amish Records from last year was one of the finest rock records put out in the state; their recent single for that LP's track "Washer Dryer" also features fuzzed-out-but-calming outtake "Household Changes," with Reece manning lead vocals. As they state in the interview below, Verity Den has a "new album in the works," which should give all music fans in North Carolina cause to celebrate. Casey was also kind enough to grace us with a NC-focused playlist ranging from funkers Brief Encounter to underground legends Metal Flake Mother. Listen over at the NCMO Spotify! Image: Verity Den, courtesy of band Alt. text: the four members of Verity Den stand arrayed around a tree with greenery behind them