Vade

Vade was a band formed in Seattle in 1997, with the average age of the members being only fifteen and sixteen at the time. Vade released a demo cassette and a 7”, Saturn, on World of Hurt and Edema Records as well as a 12" split with Jough Dawn Baker. Members of Vade went on to play in the Blood Brothers, among others. Their lyrics merit a mention. Lines like “Expectation always steals the upper hand. Swoop down, crush, like a tiger” (‘Brigitte Bardot’) or “only the willows will weep softly to themselves, blowing in the winds of desire” (‘Winter Recovery System’) are a nice departure from the whiny heartbroken emo-lyricism that was prevalent in those days and that, over the last few years, has migrated to the heavier music of certain bands whose members wear too much make-up. But to each their own. “Since these days are all just paintings, I can no longer tell.”