The Wants (band) explained

The Wants
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	New York City, United States
Genre:	No wave
Years Active:	-
Label:	Council Records^[1]
Associated Acts:	Bodega NightNight^[2]
Website:	https://thewantsnyc.bandcamp.com
Current Members:	Madison Velding-VanDam Jason Gates Yasmin Haddad
Past Members:	Heather Elle^[3]

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

History

Madison Velding-VanDam and Jason Gates first met in the Brooklyn music scene in 2014 and formed The Wants in 2016.^[4] In 2018 and 2019 they began recording and touring, including in 2019 performing at SXSW,^[5] ahead of their first studio album, Container, which came out on March 13, 2020.^[6]

Container was met with positive critical reviews.^[7]

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.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

• Container (2020)

Singles

• "Clearly A Crisis" (2019)
• "Fear My Society" (2019)
• "The Motor" (2020)
• "Container" (2020)

External links

• The Motor (May 28, 2020) Music video filmed in Detroit, Michigan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Council Records.
2. Web site: Ohanesian . Liz . How Yasmin Haddad Brought Solo project NightNight to Life . Audiofemme . Feb 1, 2022.
3. Web site: Heather Elle. Heather Elle.
4. Web site: Velding-VanDam . Madison . Introducing: The Wants' "The Motor" . . May 29, 2020.
5. Web site: New Music Interview: The Wants . Hidden Herd . March 10, 2022 . May 5, 2019.
6. Web site: Lewis . Sam . Interview: The Wants – 8/2/20 . Let It Happen . March 11, 2022 . February 8, 2020.
7. Web site: Container by The Wants Reviews and Tracks . . March 10, 2022.
8. Web site: Navera . Alya . The Wants' Debut Album is a Foreboding Meditation on What It Means To Be American . Adhoc.fm . March 11, 2022 . March 13, 2020.