Vervex eked into existence with electronic bloops and bleeps made by little metallic box machines, confined within the storms of solitary chambers. In due time, papa V assembled a superforce team of musicians to help him appease live audiences. Show-goers were often dazzled at the appearance of a live ram onstage. Until that thing took somebody's eye out and got taken by Animal Control.

"Bellingham’s Vervex dexterously summons submerged reverie-styled experimental-rock. Jake Barrow’s dreamy disposition immediately calls to mind bands like Panda Bear and Local Natives. While various subgenres of electronic and post rock combined to create his first album, Zapatos, Vervex’s The Wave, demonstrates how Barrow has honed his art and focused his energy into lushly layered sounds and vocals that command your attention. These songs are buoyant, enchanting, urgent, and their anatomy is elaborate. This is music that has flamboyant confidence and demands your affinity." EMP Sound Off

"Barrow manages to take the essence of Bellingham and the Pacific Northwest and turn it into music—music that is both sing-able and memorable." - What's Up Magazine