Versing are an indie rock group from Tacoma, Washington, later residing in Seattle. They have released two albums and an LP.

History

The group met at

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, the student radio station at the

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in Tacoma. The initial lineup was Daniel Salas on guitar and vocals, Graham Baker on guitar, and Max Keyes on drums. Six months later, Kirby Lochner joined on bass guitar. Lochner had previously played bass in Sun Eater, a stoner metal band for which Salas had played drums. Versing debuted in 2016 with the EP Nude Descending, released on Youth Riot Records. The title was inspired by Marcel Duchamp's painting ''

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'' and by the comic strip '' Calvin and Hobbes'', which had made several references to the painting. The band's first full-length album, ''Nirvana'', was released in 2017 on Decency Den Records. The same year, they toured with Vancouver, BC indie rock group

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. In 2018, Versing signed with

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subsidiary Hardly Art and released their second LP, ''10,000'' the following year.

Discography

Albums

* ''Nirvana'' * ''10,0000''

Singles and EPs

* "Haunted Houses" * ''Nude Descending'' Hardly Art artists Indie rock musical groups from Washington (state) Musical groups from Tacoma, Washington

References

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