Male Bonding (band) explained

Male Bonding
Origin:London, England
Genre:Noise rock, noise pop, indie rock
Years Active:2008 – 2015
Label:Sub Pop / Paradise Vendors Inc
Associated Acts:Past member of Pre, Seafood, Bullet Union, Primitive Parts, Your Twenties current members of Adulkt Life, MIDDEX
Website:https://www.subpop.com/artists/male_bonding
Past Members:Kevin Hendrick
Robin Silas Christian
John Arthur Webb

Male Bonding were an English indie/noise rock band. Sub Pop released their debut album, Nothing Hurts, on 11 May 2010[1] and the follow-up Endless Now on 29 August 2011. The group disbanded in 2015 and posthumously self-released their final record, Headache in 2016.

History

Based in London, England Male Bonding was composed of John Arthur Webb (vocals, guitar), Kevin Hendrick (vocals, bass) and Robin Christian (drums). Webb and Hendrick formerly played together in the noise rock band Pre and met Bullet Union drummer, Christian whilst working in a record shop.[2] Their first show was at a house party in Maidstone called "RAGE!" in May 2008.[3] The band ran the label, Paradise Vendors Inc, and shared several cassette and 7-inch record releases before signing to the Sub Pop label in July 2009.[4] Their first release for the label was a split 7-inch single with Dum Dum Girls titled "Pay for Me / Before It's Gone" and released on Record Store Day 2010.[5] [6]

Their first full-length album, Nothing Hurts, received generally positive reviews from several music sites, including The Guardian, and Pitchfork Media who placed it in their 'Best New Music' category.[7] [8] [9] [10] Brooklyn band Vivian Girls appear on the track "Worse to Come".[11] In 2011, it was chosen for the shortlist of The Guardian's First Album awards.[12]

During 2010 the band collaborated on a song with Rivers Cuomo[13] of Weezer and toured with Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls, Smith Westerns and The Soft Pack.

In 2011, Rough Trade's 'For Us' labelled, released a split 7" of Nirvana covers with the band and EMA.[14] The band recorded three BBC sessions for Marc Riley, performed at Primavera Sound[15] and opened up for Weezer at Brixton Academy.[16] Their second album, Endless Now was produced by John Agnello https://www.johnagnello.com/ in Woodstock, New York's Dreamland Recording Studio, a converted 19th-century church.[17] The band toured with Crystal Castles and No Age in 2012.

In 2014, Christian and Hendrick formed Primitive Parts with Sauna Youth guitarist, Lindsay Corstorphine and Trouble in Mind released a self-titled album in 2015.[18] Hendrick has released two albums as MIDDEX, No Home (2018), In Second and Third Floor Story (2023), and, with Webb is part of Adulkt Life with former Huggy Bear singer, Chris Rowley, since 2019, two albums released, Book Of Curses (2020) and There Is No Desire (2023).

Discography

Albums and EPs

Singles

Compilations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010-04-17 . Sub Pop Records : Male Bonding : Nothing Hurts . 2012-01-08 . Subpop.com.
  2. Web site: Band of the Week: Male Bonding . Spinner . 2010-05-10 . 2012-01-08.
  3. Web site: Sub Pop Records . Subpop.com . 2012-01-08.
  4. Web site: Sub Pop Records . Subpop.com . 2012-01-08.
  5. Web site: Sub Pop Records : Dum Dum Girls/Male Bonding : Pay For Me . Subpop.com . 2010-04-17 . 2012-01-08.
  6. Web site: Page . Record Store Day . 2009-12-15 . 2012-01-08.
  7. Web site: Male Bonding: Nothing Hurts. Pitchfork.com. 18 October 2020.
  8. News: Michael Hann . Male Bonding: Nothing Hurts | CD review | Music . The Guardian . 2010-05-13. 2012-01-08 . London.
  9. Web site: NME Album Reviews - Album Review: Male Bonding - 'Nothing Hurts' (Sub Pop) . Nme.Com . 2010-05-07 . 2012-01-08.
  10. Web site: Music Review: Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts. Tinymixtapes.com. 18 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Hughes . Josiah . Male Bonding Line Up Sub Pop Debut, Vivian Girls Collaboration and Dum Dum Girls "Combo Platter" • News • . Exclaim.ca . 2010-02-23 . 2012-01-08.
  12. News: Michael Hann . Guardian First Album award: nominations | Music . The Guardian . 2010-12-23. 2012-01-08 . London.
  13. Web site: Breihan . Tom . Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Works With Male Bonding | News . Pitchfork.com . 2010-09-14 . 2012-01-08.
  14. Web site: 2011-11-14 . Listen: EMA and Male Bonding Cover Nirvana Songs on New Split Single . 2023-10-08 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2010-12-14 . Pitchfork Stage at Primavera Festival Announced . 2023-10-08 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2011-08-23 . BBC Radio 6 Music - Marc Riley, Male Bonding, Male Bonding - Interview with Marc Riley . 2023-10-08 . BBC . en-GB.
  17. Web site: Male Bonding: Endless Now . 2023-10-08 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  18. Web site: csweet . 2015-07-09 . Primitive Parts Share "Miracle Skin" from debut album 'Parts Primitive' due out on Trouble in Mind on 18 September . 2023-10-08 . Circuit Sweet . en-US.
  19. Web site: HEADACHE. SoundCloud.com. 18 October 2020.

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