Noise Pop: Bambara
Bambara formed in Athens, GA in 2009 with twin brothers Reid and Blaze Bateh and their childhood friend William Brookshire, honing what was originally a sinister, unforgiving brand of noise-punk in the town’s deep and diverse music scene. In 2011, the band stepped out of the shadows of Georgia’s Southern Gothic landscape and wandered into the littered streets of New York City. There, in Brooklyn’s turbulent DIY scene, Bambara continued to evolve their midnight-black noise as they recorded and produced their debut LP Dreamviolence and sophomore LP Swarm. In 2018 Bambara released its third LP, Shadow on Everything, its first on Wharf Cat Records. The album signaled a huge stride forward for the band both lyrically and sonically, introducing a conceptual framework, where each song acted as a chapter in one continuous story.