Get Violet – Herbarium pg.1-6
Release Date: April 26, 2025
Origin: Athens, Greece
Genre: Indie rock, post-punk, shoegaze
With Herbarium pg.1-6, Athens-based band Get Violet deliver a powerful and emotionally charged collection that fuses the restless spirit of post-punk with the dense atmospheres of shoegaze and the melodic instincts of indie rock. Across six tracks, the band builds a world where raw intensity and dreamy introspection coexist, offering a vivid portrait of emotional struggle, beauty, and resilience.
Sound & Aesthetic
The sound of Herbarium pg.1-6 is layered and immersive—guitars churn and shimmer in equal measure, rhythms push forward with restless energy, and vocals rise like a distant echo over a sea of distortion. There’s a kinetic tension running through the music, as bright melodic lines battle against darker, heavier textures, creating a sonic landscape that feels simultaneously urgent and hypnotic.
The production captures a raw, live energy while carefully sculpting space and depth into each track. The atmosphere is dense without being suffocating—thick clouds of sound punctuated by sharp, emotional flashes of clarity.
Themes & Mood
Herbarium pg.1-6 feels like a meditation on impermanence, memory, and emotional survival. The title hints at a collection of preserved moments—each track like a pressed flower, a fragment of feeling captured in sound. Themes of disillusionment, hope, transformation, and quiet defiance run throughout, giving the record a rich emotional arc without ever spelling everything out.
The mood is charged, reflective, and at times cathartic. It moves between introspective calm and explosive release, mirroring the complexity of inner life in a rapidly changing world. It’s music for those moments when reflection meets rebellion.
Critical Response
Herbarium pg.1-6 has already drawn praise for its raw emotionality, sonic ambition, and the seamless way Get Violet melds familiar influences into something distinctly their own. Critics have highlighted the band’s ability to capture both immediacy and atmosphere, making this release a standout in the contemporary indie and post-punk scenes. With this EP, Get Violet position themselves as a vital voice in the evolving soundscape of emotional and textured rock music.
