The Strangerβs Noise Complaint: Black Ends
Welcome to Noise Complaint,Β The Strangerβs new audio and video music podcast featuring live performances right here at The Stranger HQ. Streamed live and released every other Friday, we invite a great band, musician, or wonderfully weird act to perform. Tune in, discover something new, and support art in your city.
On Apple, you can subscribe to the video podcastΒ here.
On YouTube here.
This Weekβs episode features Black Ends!
Weβve loved Black Ends for years, at least since 2019, when Stranger music writer Dave Segal caught them at Chop Suey and declared the bandβs guitarist/vocalist Nicolle Swims had a βChrissie Hynde-esqueβ voice and wrote songs that βgently skew in a manner reminiscent of obscure, women-dominated groups such as Quix*o*tic and Oh-OK.β High praise, tbh. Quix*o*tic fucking rules! Black Ends have only gotten better with time. About their 2024 record, Psychotic Spew, The Strangerβs Pop Loser columnist Audrey Vann recently wrote, βThe local trio continues to shape their self-invented βgunk popβ genre, employing catchy pop hooks, metal guitar riffs, and funk basslines. The result sounds like the musical offspring of the Pretenders, Suburban Lawns, ESG, and No Doubt (yes, Gwen Stefaniβs ska band) in the coolest possible way.β Listen in and love them, too.
Subscribe to Noise Complaint wherever you get your podcasts!
Get our email newsletter and episode alerts at thestranger.com/noisecomplaint. Thanks to Reanimated Music for the backline!
For Noise Complaint band submissions, email us at podcasts@noisycreek.com.
The post The Strangerβs Noise Complaint: Black Ends appeared first on The Stranger.
Check this story
Ask the guide
The guide explains what to check and where. It cannot see this article or recent news.
Is this AI-made?
AI checkers give a likelihood, not proof.