The Van Pelt

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Members of Blonde Redhead, Native Nod, and Greyhouse formed The Van Pelt several years ago and spread their gospel to the world. Chris Leo’s flurry of spoken word vocals swims in a sea of guitar lines. The myriad of tempos and moods make “My Bouts with Pouncing,” from their second full-length, Sultans of Sentiment, are tough to figure out but certainly easy to listen to, over and over and over. “His Saxophone is My Guitar” is a straightforward rocker closer to the emo roots of the band’s founders. It was released on the band’s debut album, Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves in 1996.

Yeah, they’re an emo band, but it comes from those who formed this alleged buzzword genre. This band doesn’t come from a blueprint, but was born out of intelligence and emotion. The Van Pelt broke up in 1997, with two members then forming The Lapse and another joining Jets to Brazil.

Toko Yasuda went on to form The Lapse as well as Enon.


An interview with The Van Pelt (September 1997)
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  • ccgenoa

    hey kids check-out our new release! http://skverna.bandcamp.com/ http://www.mediafire.com/?fd52zqmzx4eyo4f

    last month
  • Destroyed-room

    these guys!!!!

    last month
  • Siberiandreamer

    and also learn2emo.

    December 2011
  • Tageee

    the emo tag is right, if you disagree I recommend you find a new band

    September 2011
  • Early_Birds

    Wonderful discovery; hoping I'll get into these guys soon.

    July 2011
  • hnesk

    The Van Pelt emo : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo#Origins:_1980s The WTF emo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo#Mainstream_popularity:_2000s Not much in common but the name, but I used to call the stuff I listened to "emo" until the hipsters took it.

    May 2011
  • paternof

    if they are emo, I'm the Pope... Great band, anyway

    April 2011
  • RetralJ

    I can't stop listening to Turning Twenty into Two. It's like a weird addiction. It's such an awesome song but I'm worried I might get bored of it. Not yet though!

    February 2011
  • ravelax

    Whatever genre they are, they're great. Had almost forgotten that, hadn't listened in a very long time 'til yesterday.

    January 2011
  • LesbionicGirl

    emo??¿¿

    December 2010
  • Sacrilegi0

    se juntaron para dar un concierto con Frodus? vaya vaya ^^! gran grupo a todo esto. y si.. eso de que los cataloguen como emo en fin.

    November 2010
  • draper23

    Fucking genre-nazis!! just enjoy the tunes, fools!

    October 2010
  • Koci

    its 90s emo core band !! emo tag is right

    September 2010
  • Kuka_Vanechka

    WHO THE FUCKIN SMART GAVE THEM "EMO" TAG????

    August 2010
  • NekstBestThing

    They sound nothing like Bells on Trike.

    August 2010
  • FortuneTeIIer

    Getting a serious American Football vibe here, although I don't know which band came first. Either way, Sultans of Sentiment is sounding amazing so far.

    June 2010
  • Caribou

    sultans of sentiment is really great

    May 2010
  • OliSau

    I honestly don't know how people can like the first record but not the second.

    April 2010
  • dukeofcasio

    lovelovelove!

    March 2010
  • Onitus

    I hate "emo" as a genre but this band is amazin'.

    March 2010
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