Bio
Formed at the tail-end of 2008 as a bedroom recording project, Small
Black first made waves with their eponymous debut EP. Recorded in the
attic of singer Josh Kolenik's uncle's remote Long Island
beach-house/surfboard workshop, it served as an ideal introduction to
the group with its pulsing patchwork synths and addictive, stay-gold
hooks that seemed to unfurl themselves gradually over repeated listens.
Slightly more immediate and polished than its predecessor, Small
Black's new album "New Chain" remains a continuation of this contrasting
ethos – a delirious smudging of the lines between melancholy and
nostalgia, tension and celebration, unabashed pop music and
experimentation. Read More...
Formed at the tail-end of 2008 as a bedroom recording project, Small
Black first made waves with their eponymous debut EP. Recorded in the
attic of singer Josh Kolenik’s uncle’s remote Long Island
beach-house/surfboard workshop, it served as an ideal introduction to
the group with its pulsing patchwork synths and addictive, stay-gold
hooks that seemed to unfurl themselves gradually over repeated listens.
Slightly more immediate and polished than its predecessor, Small
Black’s new album “New Chain” remains a continuation of this contrasting
ethos – a delirious smudging of the lines between melancholy and
nostalgia, tension and celebration, unabashed pop music and
experimentation.
Career Highlights
Current Tours
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