For all overthinkers and introverts. On their debut album "Smalltalk & DMCs", the Berlin indie-pop trio Varley finds strength in vulnerability. The result: an album like a good friend.
The indie-pop trio Varley is Dublin-born Claire-Ann and German band mates Joschka Bender and Matthias Heising. Initially influenced by Bon Iver, and citing the likes of Fleetwood Mac, The Cardigans and Phoebe Bridgers as other notable touchstones, what lies at the core of Varley’s affective, heart-on-sleeve music is its willingness to be vulnerable. Their music is an honest and raw outlet, and the cathartic nature of their songwriting is one to be championed.
With their 2019 debut EP ‘Phantom Studies’, a clutch of tours and a Spotify viral chart placing from first single ‘Roamer’ to their name (“I think it was a sign for us that we were on the right track,” Joschka recalls of that milestone), the trio are heading into debut LP ‘Smalltalk & DMCs’ “- an album of emotive indie-pop that fully harnesses the supportive, close-knit dynamic of its creators.
