The New Year is an American indie rock band that formed in 1999. The band was started by former Bedhead members Matt and Bubba Kadane.

History

Background

The band was formed in 1999, a year after the demise of the band Bedhead by former Bedhead members Matt and Bubba Kadane. The New Year was originally intended to be a two-person project made up of only the Kadane brothers. Four musicians, all longtime friends of the Kadanes, were slowly recruited for live performances and the lineup solidified. The album garnered critical praise and comparison to the Kadanes' previous work. The Kadanes said in interviews at the time that they felt the only real difference between Bedhead and The New Year was the name, and that if Bedhead had not disbanded that their next album would have sounded very similar to Newness Ends. the members separated again with most working on other projects. The Kadanes recorded a score for the documentary film Hell House, the soundtrack of which wasn't released until 2004, though the film first appeared in 2001. the band filmed a music video (a first for the Kadanes) for the song "Disease" to accompany the album. The album yielded the band's most popular single, "The End's Not Near," which quickly garnered over two hundred thousand views on YouTube. and 7.5 from Pitchfork. A generally positive review by Pitchfork praised the album's more cheerful melodies and hopeful lyrics, while noting the melancholy sound of the band's previous releases was intact on many of the songs.

Will Johnson from the band Centro-matic accompanied the band on the US leg of its autumn 2008 tour.

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  • The New Year's official site
  • Touch & Go Records

;Member sites

  • Bubba Kadane's official site
  • Chris brokaw's official site
  • Peter Schmidt's official site