about the band

Forged in 2021 during the COVID-19 shutdown, Beneath You started when the bassist Serge Verkhovsky (Limp, Year Of The Fist) met the singer Mary Diridon (Mary Diri, Bitter Pearl). What started as a casual conversation about their mutual love of songwriting quickly turned into a collaboration blending Serge's pop punk sensibilities and Mary's melodic vocals.

 

In true pandemic style, they recorded in their Bay Area home studios and worked remotely with session musicians around the world on their debut EP Unhinged and follow-up singles Better Days and Misunderstood. 

 

When the world opened back up, Mary and Serge enlisted the Hammon brothers of Dance Hall Crashers, with Gavin on drums and Jason on guitar. Gavin and Jason each brought their own kind of punk, plus touches of ska and alt-rock to mix in with Beneath You's pop-punk/emo sound. The result is an eclectic and ever-changing sound paired with thoughtful and complex lyrics. This range is highlighted on their first full-length LP, General Hermitude, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ryan Perras at District Recording and released in November 2025 by Sell the Heart Records. 

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Beneath You plays live at venues throughout the Bay Area, with past shows including the opening night of Doll Fest 2026 at Ivy Room in Albany and the last days of the iconic, now-closed Art Boutiki in San Jose.