A Leap of Faith: "Dark In My Imagination" by of Verona s (Song #9/366 - August 30, 2015)

Mandi Perkins is the lead singer of of Verona and guitarist Dillon Pace took Lollapalooza to the moon with their performance in 2014. For me this is where possibly the greatest day or music I have ever witnessed began. The electronic pop group has an ethereal Kate Bush/Peter Gabriel aesthetic. They played material from their 2012 album The White Apple which came across as dreamy and hazy. "Dark in My Imagination" and is filled with a tinge of helplessness. 

Perkins is an artist that takes you deep into your psyche confronting calamities you don't want to admit are there. She swayed on the stage and perfectly delivered these songs in the same way a tortured soul would in a coffee house. Pace shifted between the guitar and keyboard laying the smoky underbelly of the world Perkins plays in. of Verona have a sound that feels endless and limitless because there's intense confessions in the music. Their music is delivered like a widescreen synth symphony. Their confidence was intimidating and makes me want to find every last song they have recorded. This is a band that showed up on one of the smaller stages at Lollapalooza and smashed it out of the park. Other acts will have larger audiences over the weekends and years but few will be as candid and mind-altering as of Verona.