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The New Year is an indie rock band, formed in 1999, a year after the demise of the band Bedhead by former Bedhead members Bubba and Matt Kadane.
Like Bedhead in its later years, The New Year has no real base of operations, but consists of members who live in many locations all over America convene every few years to record and tour. The band consists of brothers Matt and Bubba Kadane (located respectively in Ithaca, New York and Dallas and formerly of Bedhead)… , Mike Donofrio (located in New York), Josh McKay (of the Athens, Georgia band Macha), Peter Schmidt (located in Dallas, formerly of the bands Three on a Hill, Funland and the Legendary Crystal Chandelier) and Chris Brokaw (in Boston, formerly of the bands Codeine and Come).
The New Year was originally intended to be a two-person project made up of only the Kadane brothers. Donofrio, McKay, Schmidt, and Brokaw, all longtime friends of the Kadanes, were slowly recruited for live performances and the lineup solidified.
In 2000, The New Year recorded their first album, Newness Ends, in Chicago, with Steve Albini (who had previously recorded the final Bedhead album “Transaction De Novo”); it was released in February 2001 on Touch & Go Records. Because the lineup wasn’t complete at the time of its recording, not everyone credited on the album (namely Schmidt) actually played on it. The album garnered much critical praise and comparison to the Kadanes’ previous work.
Like Bedhead in its later years, The New Year has no real base of operations, but consists of members who live in many locations all over America convene every few years to record and tour. The band consists of brothers Matt and Bubba Kadane (located respectively in Ithaca, New York and Dallas and formerly of Bedhead)… , Mike Donofrio (located in New York), Josh McKay (of the Athens, Georgia band Macha), Peter Schmidt (located in Dallas, formerly of the bands Three on a Hill, Funland and the Legendary Crystal Chandelier) and Chris Brokaw (in Boston, formerly of the bands Codeine and Come).
The New Year was originally intended to be a two-person project made up of only the Kadane brothers. Donofrio, McKay, Schmidt, and Brokaw, all longtime friends of the Kadanes, were slowly recruited for live performances and the lineup solidified.
In 2000, The New Year recorded their first album, Newness Ends, in Chicago, with Steve Albini (who had previously recorded the final Bedhead album “Transaction De Novo”); it was released in February 2001 on Touch & Go Records. Because the lineup wasn’t complete at the time of its recording, not everyone credited on the album (namely Schmidt) actually played on it. The album garnered much critical praise and comparison to the Kadanes’ previous work.
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THee-BeAtNiK wrote:
"The idea of You" is smooth cut, thanks The New Year.
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yomanhiphopper wrote:
the song 18 is pretty intense.
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dostav wrote:
As much as I like both the bands, I slightly prefer Beheaded. :) Rest of the Day is one hell of an eargasm.
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mutexplosion wrote:
After hearing the last two The New Year albums and Beheaded by Bedhead, I definitely prefer The New Year. I like the cleaner sound for some reason.
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badoom_bum wrote:
mmv
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bedroomghost wrote:
mmm
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ThisIsMedia wrote:
I actually like this more than Bedhead I think. At least The End Is Near...
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itsmebilly wrote:
live album would be rad
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paradoxjon2 wrote:
radio session with vids + mp3's of two songs played acoustic from the new album here http://maps.rcdc.it/?p=281
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yomanhiphopper wrote:
really can't get into the new album :S...I think it's alright but none of the songs has grown any on me
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XBackstabberX wrote:
great review of their self titled album: http://rapidtransitradio.com/2008/12/05/the-new-year-self-titled/
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StDionysus wrote:
Oh geez... the ineluctable shoegaze tag. when will people learn.
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grampish wrote:
how could you not expect a great album from those guys ?
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d_contagion wrote:
Wow, the new album is much better than expected!
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evanINCREDIBLE wrote:
thank god for virb.com
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WagesofSleep wrote:
why is there no music
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balikye wrote:
Matt Kadane is pretty much God.
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yomanhiphopper wrote:
anyone know where I can get ahold of their new album?
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UncensoredRocks wrote:
there's a new interview with matt and bubba here: http://www.uncensoredinterview.com/artists/332-The-New-Year the guys talk about the whole 'slowcore' movement, beardcore, and shakira.. .. seriously.
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yomanhiphopper wrote:
Anyone got tabs for their latest album?, seriusly fucking need the tab for half a day
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moopee1176 tagged The New Year with alternative, rock and slowcore. 13 days ago
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