Provoker (band)

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Provoker
Origin San Francisco Bay Area, California
Genres Post-punk
Years active2015–present
Labels YEAR0001
Members
  • Christian Crow Petty
  • Jonathon Lopez
  • Wil Palacios
Website https://provoker.zone/

Provoker are an American post-punk [1] band from The San Francisco Bay Area formed in 2015. [2] The band are based in Los Angeles and consist of Jonathon Lopez (guitar), Will Palacios (bass guitar), and Christian Crow Petty (vocals). They have also had Kristina Moreno as a member. [3] [4] The band's influences come from post-punk, synthwave and R&B.

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History

Formed by Jonathon Lopez in 2015, Provoker began as a solo project, focused on creating scores for fictional horror films. [5] Lopez met singer-songwriter Christian Crow Petty at a screening of the American black comedy The Greasy Strangler, and he sent Petty soundtrack pieces to record vocals over. The two began working together and combined their musical styles between Lopez synth experimental style and Petty's R&B vocal style. Bassist Will Palacios joined the band and they released their debut EP Dark Angel in 2018. [6]

The band's first studio album Body Jumper was released on August 13, 2021 via the Swedish independent record label YEAR0001. [7] [8] [9] [10] Pitchfork gave the album a score of 7.0 and said "[...] Once you’ve waded through the muck of familiar gaming buzzwords and imagery, you’ll find Petty’s songwriting cleverly taking aim at despair and self-flagellation through bodies with infinite lives." [11]

Their second album Demon Compass was released on October 13, 2023. [ citation needed ] A Deluxe version of this album was released on October 11, 2024.

During 2024, Provoker toured North America and festivals including Sound & Fury, Viva PHX and Substance Fest. [ citation needed ]

Provoker's third album Mausoleum was on May 9, 2025. For this album, the band collobarated with producers including Kenny Beats, and the album is inspired by Petty's childhood and the spirituality of his parents. [12] Soundsphere wrote that in Mausoleum Petty and Lopez "[...] once again excel as songwriters with haunting and lurid characters and settings that are developed for these tracks". [13] Alternative Press wrote "between distorted, gut-wrenching basslines and the ghostly crackle of synths that enshroud goth-pop hooks, the project sees the band further broadening their sound and scope with tighter, shinier production, and taking a few steps from overt supernatural themes". [14]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Soundtracks

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Provoker: The Best of What's Next". Post-Punk.com . 16 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Russel, Scott (14 July 2021). "Provoker: The Best of What's Next". Paste Magazine . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ↑ wookubus (2021-08-14). "Provoker Release Debut Album "Body Jumper", Band Feature Son Of Deftones Frontman Chino Moreno On Drums". Theprp.com. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Provoker at The Ritz". Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley’s Leading Weekly. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Interview: Provoker". Good Album Friday . 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Pessaro, Fred (11 May 2018). "HEAR POST-PUNK CREW PROVOKER CHANNEL THE CURE, SISTERS OF MERCY ON NEW SONG". Revolver Mag . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Gomez, Jade (16 June 2021). "Provoker Announce Debut Album Body Jumper, Share New Single "Bugs & Humans"". Paste Magazine . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Williams, Keegan (16 June 2021). "News: Provoker Announce Debut LP, 'Body Jumper,' Slated for August Release". New Noise Magazine . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Parnell, Annie (12 August 2021). "'BODY JUMPER' IS PROVOKER'S POST-PUNK FOR THE INTERNET GENERATION". Pop Matters . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Seliger, Sam (29 July 2021). "Provoker Announce Debut Album, 2021 Tour Dates". Glasse Factory . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Mitchell, Matt. "Provoker: Body Jumper". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  12. ↑ "Provoker lets the spirits guide the sound | Interview". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  13. ↑ Gilad, Itay (2025-04-29). "Provoker Share Two New Singles". Soundsphere magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  14. ↑ Zanes, Anna. "Provoker find comfort in isolation". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  15. ↑ Gomez, Jade (12 May 2021). "Provoker Release New Single "Spell Strike," Sign to YEAR0001". Paste Magazine . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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