Pangs (band) explained

PANGS are an electropunk group formed in 2015 in Nashville.

Background

PANGS (formerly NUDITY) was begun as a recording project in early 2015 by members Lindsay and Nick Bennett and Will Reiss. Their first release in June 2015, "Already Dead" b/w a cover of Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World" earned praise in NME (25 July 2015) where they were named Buzz Band of the Week.[1] Releasing subsequent singles and performing throughout 2015 and 2016 resulted in interviews and reviews by DIY[2] and Impose Magazine.[3]

PANGS' song "RUBICON" appears in "The Friend Connection" episode of MTV series Awkward.[4]

In February 2017 PANGS provided the main theme song, "ARMS CTRL," for the E! network's tv series So Cosmo.[5]

In April 2017 PANGS guitarist and producer, Nick Bennett, began touring with Neil Diamond as guitarist for Diamond's 50th Anniversary World Tour.[6] [7]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. News: Wilkinson. Matt. NME Radar. NME. 25 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Milton. Jamie. The Neu Bulletin. June 2016 . DIY Magazine. 1 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Gompers. Sjimon. Week In Pop. Impose Magazine. 4 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Jantz. Ryan. Music from Awkward: Season 5, Episode 15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401160134/http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-awkward-season-5-episode-15/. dead. April 1, 2016. MTV Soundtrack. 29 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Gompers. Sjimon. Week In Pop. Impose Magazine. 10 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Saval. Malina. Neil Diamond Sparkles for 50th Anniversary Stop at the Forum. Variety. 13 August 2017 . 13 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Quintelier. Henk. Nick Bennett in the Neil Diamond band 2017. Nick Bennett Fansite. 22 December 2016.