Indie Rock from ANVR

ANVR is the alternative rock duo based in Cape Town, South Africa. Formed by lead singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Andreas Potgieter and drummer and co-producer Simon Orrey, the pair first met over ten years ago when they were both studying at Stellenbosch University.

First starting out as a garage rock band in 2012, purely as a creative outlet, over the years they developed into the polished alternative rock outfit they are today and began playing live shows in 2018. For two years they became a staple of the Cape Town live music scene before the pandemic shut down the venues they were playing, with ANVR then using the downtime to focus on their recorded music.

Taking influence from the likes of Twenty One Pilots, One Republic, Imagine Dragons, Foo Fighters and X Ambassadors, ANVR craft their own emotive take on the modern rock sound. Since making their debut in 2019 with the single “Waterfall”, they’ve dropped a string of well-received tracks as well as a live EP earlier this year with Live at Sunset Recording Studios.

Now they bring us their latest release with the new single titled “Dust”, a heart-wrenching and moving song that showcases the depth of ANVR’s songwriting talent. Full of melancholic melodies, “Dust” was initially made using a basic acoustic guitar riff with the full track fleshed out to deliver an atmospheric and impactful alt rock classic.

Commenting on the single, Andreas shares, “I wrote the melody during a time where things were pretty intense, and I fell in love with the simplicity of the riff coupled with this hard-hitting and intense vocal – it allowed me to really ramp up the vocal complexity and deliver this impactful message,” with Simon adding that they “…also had this idea of this slow build – starkness – of the opening movement into a massive, impact drop. This single feels really true to what we want ANVR to be about.”

Listen to Dust below

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