The Wants are an American no wave band from New York City.
The Wants | |
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.jpg) The Wants performing at SXSW 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | No wave |
| Years active | 2016– |
| Labels | Council Records[1] |
| Members | Madison Velding-VanDam Jason Gates Yasmin Haddad |
| Past members | Heather Elle[2] |
| Website | https://thewantsnyc.bandcamp.com |
History edit
Madison Velding-VanDam and Jason Gates first met in the Brooklyn music scene in 2014 and formed The Wants in 2016.[4] In 2018 and 2019 they began recording and touring, including in 2019 performing at SXSW,[5] ahead of their first studio album, Container, which came out on March 13, 2020.[6]
Container was met with positive critical reviews.[7]
Musical style edit
In an interview with AdHoc Magazine, Velding-VanDam described their sound as a fusion of Detroit techno and New York City post-punk.[8]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- Container (2020)
Singles edit
- "Clearly A Crisis" (2019)
- "Fear My Society" (2019)
- "The Motor" (2020)
- "Container" (2020)
References edit
- ^ "Council Records".
- ^ "Heather Elle". Heather Elle.
- ^ Ohanesian, Liz (Feb 1, 2022). "How Yasmin Haddad Brought Solo project NightNight to Life". Audiofemme.
- ^ Velding-VanDam, Madison (May 29, 2020). "Introducing: The Wants' "The Motor"". Talkhouse.
- ^ "New Music Interview: The Wants". Hidden Herd. May 5, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Sam (February 8, 2020). "Interview: The Wants – 8/2/20". Let It Happen. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Container by The Wants Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Navera, Alya (March 13, 2020). "The Wants' Debut Album is a Foreboding Meditation on What It Means To Be American". Adhoc.fm. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
External links edit
- The Motor (May 28, 2020) Music video filmed in Detroit, Michigan