Vexine
Richmond, Virginia, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2012 | SELF
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BY RICHMOND MAGAZINE STAFF JUNE 19, 2023
Fully Vexed
Vexine, the bluesy, rollicking rockers, are back in Richmond after a New Orleans sabbatical, and they’ll be holding forth at The Camel from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 24. The band is fronted by Sarah Gleason, who can belt, roar and croon original songs that hark back to beery halls with sawdust floors and neon lights reflected on damp sidewalks. She’s supported by Paul Pearce on lead guitar and vocals, Michael Skiffington on bass, and the powerful drums of Jorge Santamaria. They are joined by Ionna, with Soraya Silene, and original punchy synth-pop sounds. Vexine is returning to the studio later this year for a 2024 release. If you don’t get up and move to these tunes, you’re made of Styrofoam.
—Harry Kollatz Jr., Senior Writer - Richmond Magazine
Discography
“LITTLE SIN” - Released April 30, 2016. Recorded in Richmond, VA and mastered in Nashville, TN.
“LIVE FROM NASHVILLE” - Released February 21, 2014. Recorded at the “The Rutledge” in Nashville, TN. Mixed and mastered in Richmond, VA.
“VEXINE” - Released January 25,2013. Recorded in Richmond, VA and mastered in Nashville, TN.
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VEXINE is a 4-piece band based in Richmond, VA . Formed in 2012, the group that features front woman Sarah Gleason on vocals, Paul Pearce on lead guitar and vocals, Michael Skiffington on bass, and Jorge Santamaria on drums.
VEXINE’s self-titled debut was released in 2013. It features 10 original songs and has been described as “taking sultry to bodacious levels, combining rock and roll attitude with country soul”. Their follow-up record, “Live from Nashville” was recorded at The Rutledge in Nashville, TN by renowned sound engineer Frank Sass. VEXINE recorded their third record throughout 2015. They produced a collection of songs that caught everyone’s attention, and they called it LITTLE SIN.
Buzzfeed describes VEXINE’s LITTLE SIN as “refreshing” saying Sarah Gleason possesses “a voice I have been searching for my entire life”. Richmond’s own Style Magazine describes VEXINE’s music as “retro future rock”, and Richmond Magazine refers to it as “lounge rock noir”. PASTE Magazine calls LITTLE SIN “bad-ass”, and No Depression Magazine says of VEXINE, “get ready to meet your new favorite band”.
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