Edgy, Hard Rock with Melody.

9 MP3 Songs in this album (33:26) !
Related styles: ROCK: Hard Rock, ROCK: Modern Rock

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Momentum is a local bandâs best friend and Biloxi-based rock act Aura has it in spades these days. Several members of the band have performed before 10,000 people more than once, theyâve got fans in other states launching street-level marketing campaigns for them and a full length album set to drop in a few weeks. A positive buzz surrounds them at home. Itâs fair to say that Aura currently sits atop the shifting sands of the South Mississippi rock scene. The band (Tyler Voss - vocals, Dean DeMers - drums, Chris Fayard - guitar, Jake âDuffâ McDuffey - bass and Chris McKenzie - guitar/vocals) is full of veteran local musicians. Aura rose from the ashes of their former incarnation, Joshua Son. Lead singer Dean DeMers moved to the drums, leaving a spot open for Voss on vocals, who had been a guitar tech for the band for some time. Aura moves in a decidedly more aggressive and driving direction these days, helped by Vossâ raw vocal power. It doesnât hurt that theyâve also formed a committed fan base outside of their home market.Ask any member of Aura how they were able to succeed over multiple car wrecks, equipment thefts, member changes and setback after setback.âThis band has been through so much,â Fayard said in a recent interview. âItâs just been one after the other. But everybodyâs on the same page and weâre all driven for the same goal. One thing remains constant. Weâre not going to quit. Weâve been in contact with record labels and thereâs a lot of good things happening right now. Only our work ethic can determine the outcome of this whole thing.ââThe Fall of â08â is also Vossâ recording debut with Aura. The mohawked front-man sang for Ocean Springs-based rock act Subsist for some time following Katrina. He seems to be quite comfortable in his new role, and committed to doing his part to turn Aura into something greater than the sum of its parts.âI hate to say it, but I was the class clown in school,â Voss said. âI always loved the attention and I was just a singer in my other bands. I was never a frontman. But these guys worked their butts off and I always wanted to be in a band like that. I dropped everything I was doing that day (to try out for the band.)âHe got incredibly lucky,â Fayard joked. âTyler was always right under our nose. Heâd worked with us and had a good relationship with us. He came in to try out with no material whatsoever, but he just blew us all away. He made up lyrics right on the spot and by the end of practice, we had two songs completed from nothing at all.âPerhaps the addition of Vossâ more contemporary, progressive punk screams was the kick the band needed to re-invigorate themselves. Perhaps it was the synergy of great relationships and common interests. Great bands are usually overflowing with these qualities. Whatever alchemy it was that re-lit the creative fire under these guys, the local rock scene is the better for it. With the members of Aura committed to the same goal, who knows where their momentum will carry them?