The New Year

The Profile

American slowcore/indie rock band led by Matt and Bubba Kadane (formerly of Bedhead), active since 1999. Albums: Newness Ends (2001), The End Is Near (2004), The New Year (2008), Snow (2017). Collaborator: Chris Brokaw (Codeine) on drums.

Formed by Matt and Bubba Kadane after Bedhead; operate as a long-distance project with members based in different U.S. cities (noted in reviews: Dallas, Boston, New York). Style: slowcore/lo-fi-influenced indie rock focused on refined arrangements and dynamics. Studio albums released in 2001, 2004, 2008, and 2017.

Three DeBaser reviews salute The New Year’s slowcore craft, tracing their Bedhead roots and praising their four albums, especially Snow and the self-titled record. The writing highlights understated arrangements, lo-fi clarity, and the Kadane brothers’ consistency. Overall sentiment: admiring, with wry takes on music-industry cycles.