The Wants (band)

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The Wants
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The Wants performing at SXSW 2019
Background information
Origin New York City, United States
Genres No wave
Years active2016 (2016)–
LabelsCouncil Records [1]
MembersMadison Velding-VanDam
Jason Gates
Yasmin Haddad
Past membersHeather Elle [2]
Website https://thewantsnyc.bandcamp.com

The Wants are an American no wave band from New York City.

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History

Madison Velding-VanDam and Jason Gates first met in the Brooklyn music scene in 2014 and formed The Wants in 2016. [3] In 2018 and 2019 they began recording and touring, including in 2019 performing at SXSW, [4] ahead of their first studio album, Container , which came out on March 13, 2020. [5]

Container was met with positive critical reviews. [6]

Musical style

In an interview with AdHoc Magazine, Velding-VanDam described their sound as a fusion of Detroit techno and New York City post-punk. [7]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Council Records".
  2. ↑ "Heather Elle". Heather Elle.
  3. ↑ Velding-VanDam, Madison (May 29, 2020). "Introducing: The Wants' "The Motor"". Talkhouse .
  4. ↑ "New Music Interview: The Wants". Hidden Herd. May 5, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Sam (February 8, 2020). "Interview: The Wants – 8/2/20". Let It Happen. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Container by The Wants Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ 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.
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