The Captain Series, by Violet and the Undercurrents

The Captain Series

by Violet and the Undercurrents

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	1.	The Captain pt. I 04:25		buy track
	2.	The Captain pt. II 05:27		buy track

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Violet and the Undercurrents operates, in many ways, on both sides of a political divide. “Whenever I write more socially conscious songs,” says singer/songwriter Violet Vonder Haar, “I like to write in the space that, wherever you are on the political spectrum, you can still take something from it. I don’t want to offend people - what I want to do is move people and inspire people to think and feel deeper.”

Operating primarily out of Columbia, Missouri, and playing shows in towns both rural and urban, Violet and the Undercurrents have had plenty of opportunities to perform for enormously varied demographics. However, it seems that no matter where their audience lies on the political spectrum, some songs resonate with everyone.

The Captain is one of them. A two-part masterwork that details a conversation between a sea captain and a group of sirens, Violet and the Undercurrents offer desolate, organic reconciliations of fable and reality. Building in catchy refrains and rumbling, gutty guitar lines, the band offers their finest work to a divided country and a constantly evolving world.

Vonder Haar recognizes that music can be a catalyst for evolution: an extremely powerful tool and a key piece of what it means to be human. And in a nation oversaturated with divisiveness, Violet and the Undercurrents keep an open mind and leave lasting impressions with their adroit sensibility and spirited music.

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released January 22, 2019

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Bruce Barkelew at Mansion Studio
Produced by Phylshawn Johnson, Bruce Barkelew and Violet Vonder Haar

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Violet Vonder Haar Columbia, Missouri

"As a songwriter, she long has worn the troubadour’s clothes, writing melodies that wander — in and out of folk, jazz and pop influences, and from accessibility to something a little more esoteric." -Columbia Daily Tribune

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May 24

The Blue Note

Columbia, MO

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