wants

At once confrontational and melodic, Brooklyn's the Wants make music informed by Anglophilic post-punk, the nonstop rhythms of industrial and techno, and Rust Belt grit. Featuring members of Bodega, the band shares a similar sense of political outrage, but channels it in more experimental and inward-looking ways on releases such as 2020's debut album Container. The Wants' origins date back to 2014, when singer/guitarist Madison Velding-Vandam and drummer Jason Gates began working on songs influenced by their love of Gang of Four and Talking Heads. Around the same time, Veldi...