Indianapolis-based Pravada has been creating their unique stream of atmospheric pop for four years now, and after many delays we are lucky enough to see their near perfect debut album "Manus Plere" become a physical reality. Originally forming with members Casey Tennis, Jesse Lee and Fred Brown, Pravada first began playing shows in Indianapolis in 2004, which is a place they insist is "way cooler than you would guess." Throughout their history the band has featured a rotating cast of characters, always including shared members from Pravada's "sister" band Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos (Epic Records). Pravada has developed a sound that is difficult to pin point: pop-laden, atmospheric, epic, fun, emotional, and meticulously detailed; not terribly similar to any one band, but distinctly and wholly indie-rock if there is truly such a thing.

"Manus Plere" is Pravada's first full-length album, recorded by the late, great LonPaul Ellrich (Marmoset, Mysteries of Life, Sardina and a million other bands) at Queensize studios in Indianapolis. Four years is a long time to wait for a debut release. We'd like to say Pravada has spent these four years perfecting this recording's every nuance – though we believe the recording to sound remarkably polished, we cannot in good conscience admit that they were doing anything other than touring their asses off with Margot. Nevertheless, these four years have seen Pravada gain notoriety, having shared the stage with Frank Black, The Shore, The Secret Machines, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's (uh, of course), The Zutons, The Ditty Bops, Castanets and Skeleton Key. With "Manus Plere" Pravada's stellar musicianship and expertly crafted songs have gelled into an album that consistently reminds us that they are the Midwestern masters of post-modern indie-pop epics.