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Forming in 2006, Verdaine played it's first shows in Munich, Germany before reassembling in it's native Melbourne. Now, reunited with fellow ex Silent Reach drummer, Scott McKenzie and Empty Orchestra's Lisa Gibbs, Verdaine has been preparing to take on Australia. Though clear that their musical DNA formed in the passions of the post-punk era, Verdaine's musical mission aims across genre, seeking that timeless sound and lyric. The result is something that comes across as strangely familiar until you realise you can't place it - and by then you may be hooked. Bold claims for these Melbourne upstarts but behind the scenes, these guys have been at it for a bloody good while. Songwriter and frontman Steve Zafir cut his teeth as a kid in the 90s, house engineering in Australia's top studios, for everyone from Mick Harvey and Nick Cave to John Farnham. Since then he spent years in Germany, England and Greece honing his songwriting and recording skills across a number of European