Provoker (band)

Last updated
Provoker
Origin San Francisco Bay Area, California
Genres Post-punk
Years active2015–present
Labels YEAR0001
Members
  • Christian Crow Petty
  • Jonathon Lopez
  • Wil Palacios
  • Kristian Moreno

Provoker are an American post-punk [1] band from The San Francisco Bay Area. [2]

Contents

Formed by Jonathon Lopez in 2015, Provoker began as a solo project, focused on creating scores for fictional horror films. [3] After coming in contact with singer, songwriter, musician Christian Crow Petty at a screening of the American black comedy The Greasy Strangler, Lopez sent him some of his soundtrack pieces to record vocals over. This melding lead to the band adopting more post-punk influence, finding a middle ground between Lopez's synth driven experimentation and Petty's R&B influenced singing.

The band was complete in its current form after the release of 2018's Dark Angel EP, now a three piece consisting of guitarist Lopezbassist Wil Palacios and vocalist Petty. [4] They have also had Kristina Moreno as a member. [5] [6]

Their debut album Body Jumper was released via YEAR0001 [7] on August 13, 2021. [8] [9] [10] [11]

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. ↑ "Interview: Provoker". Good Album Friday . 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Provoker at The Ritz". Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley’s Leading Weekly. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  7. ↑ "PROVOKER (YEAR0001) ANNOUNCE DEBUT LP 'BODY JUMPER'". Imprint . 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Gomez, Jade (16 June 2021). "Provoker Announce Debut Album Body Jumper, Share New Single "Bugs & Humans"". Paste Magazine . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Williams, Keegan (16 June 2021). "News: Provoker Announce Debut LP, 'Body Jumper,' Slated for August Release". New Noise Magazine . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Parnell, Annie (12 August 2021). "'BODY JUMPER' IS PROVOKER'S POST-PUNK FOR THE INTERNET GENERATION". Pop Matters . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Seliger, Sam (29 July 2021). "Provoker Announce Debut Album, 2021 Tour Dates". Glasse Factory . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Gomez, Jade (12 May 2021). "Provoker Release New Single "Spell Strike," Sign to YEAR0001". Paste Magazine . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.