Vedera

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Vedera (formerly Veda) is an indie rock and art rock band from Kansas City, Missouri.

Vedera was formed in 2004 by singer and guitarist Kristen May and lead guitarist Brian Little, who had previously played together in a different band for about a year. The band cites Joy Division, the Foo Fighters, A Perfect Circle, Björk, and Coldplay at its musical influences.

In the summer of 2004, Vedera recorded its six-song EP, This Broken City, at Black Lodge with the support of Ed Rose. In 2005, the band released an LP entitled The Weight of an Empty Room. Since the summer of 2005, Vedera has been touring at various times with dredg, mewithoutYou, Communiqué, Thrice, and Underoath. In early January of 2006, Vedera began a 40 city tour opening for Mute Math. That will be followed by a opening stint for Owen.

In early December of 2005, Vedera’s label, Second Nature Recordings, announced that the band had been forced to change its name from “Veda” to avoid legal complications with another band of “a similar moniker.”

1	The Falling Kind full track	43
2	Desire On Repeat full track	34
2	Trade This Fear full track	34
4	Moments Rewound full track	28
5	Song For A Friend full track	26
6	Lover's Lie full track	20
7	back to the middle full track	18
8	Satisfy full track	16
9	A World Apart full track	14
10	It's All Happening On Broadway full track	13
10	Still Standing full track	13
12	Safe full track	11
12	Redemption Soon full track	11
12	Lover's Lie (Acoustic) full track	11
15	In The Quiet full track	10

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The Weight Of an Empty Room
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aestheticx7 wrote:
last month

i thought this band would've gotten bigger by now. they're amazing.

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apikleplayingtr wrote:
July 2008

i love girls who can wail

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withpassion wrote:
June 2008

Loooove

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falloftroys wrote:
June 2008

Precious.

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stjames wrote:
May 2008

I know its been out of print I was just wondering if anyone had a copy lieing around or knows somebody who knows somebody.

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bigboybigboy wrote:
May 2008

This guy has played with Vedera and is awesome: www.myspace.com/justinbranam

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HeartsInAnalog wrote:
May 2008

I saw Vedera with Eisley on the 21st of May, and I'm so happy I got the chance too! They came just in time to add them to the summer tunes rotation; just an amazing group of musicians and Kristen Mae is so sweet... not to mention has some phenomenal vocals.

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seaofcortez wrote:
May 2008

stjames, This Broken City EP has been out of print for a couple of years.

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dbate101 wrote:
May 2008

still the best band around! i have always loved you guys!

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stjames wrote:
May 2008

Does anyone know where I can find This Broken City?

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growup_blowaway wrote:
May 2008

their new stuff sounds nice. but it just lacks the intensity of the weight of an empty room. sad.

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Richellehearts wrote:
May 2008

Their new EP is alright, but I like their old stuff so much more. :(

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peddiewolf wrote:
May 2008

Yeah, what sewmyheadonsaid.

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sewmyheadon wrote:
May 2008

Saw them with Eisley and love Kristen's voice and performance; awesome!

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KingSteven16 wrote:
May 2008

Anyone know where I can find This Broken City? I'd love a solid copy, but since that's mostly impossible, I'd settle for just the mp3s..

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jdspeezy wrote:
May 2008

Saw them tonight in Boise... Wow, Kristen's voice is killer!

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stjames wrote:
May 2008

AMAZING....At there gave away copies of there EP!!!!! FOr Free. AmazinG Band!

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aimtobreakkher wrote:
May 2008

can someone please send me 'satisfy' and 'back to the middle'?

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yeoldstinkeye wrote:
May 2008

She sounds like the singer from Danali. I agree on the great live performance, I saw them a few years back when they were known as Veda, They're an excellent band to see & hear.

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dD_Daz wrote:
May 2008

Has anyone got a decent quality video of The Falling Kind music video??

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