Posted by KB...edited 12/15/25 on 4/14/2020 to
Reviews In Brief
"Container", the debut by The Wants, is minimalist, city-hipster, post-punk that will have you looking for your black turtleneck. Popping drums drive their slick and simple riffs and sing-song vocals that would be best listened to in a darken, strobe lit room. When The Wants get rolling they sound as if one of the Petshop Boys got loose and spawned with Interpol and Cake. It's finger snapping, it's dance-able and intense. It's a familiar yet unique sound, but a sound that would have fit comfortably in the 80s, 90s or 00s. The short instrumentals interspersed do little but fill space but the rest is totally addictive. So go find that turtleneck and a strobe light and get down.
Favorite Songs: Container, The Motor, Ape Trap
