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Tuxedomoon

Musical Group
Forlisteners into post-punk/new wave, avant-garde rock, art-rock, and noir-tinged experimental music; readers who enjoy highly poetic reviews.
14 Reviews 3 Definitions 12 Charts

The Profile

Tuxedomoon are an American music group formed in San Francisco in 1977, known for blending post-punk/new wave with avant-garde and chamber-like elements, often featuring saxophone, violin, and electronics. Reviews highlight their strong European affinities and periods based in Europe.

Publicly verifiable: formed in San Francisco in 1977; commonly described as an American post-punk/new wave/experimental group. The reviews also describe relocations in Europe (including Belgium) and emphasize core members Steven Brown, Blaine L. Reininger, and Peter Principle, with Winston Tong noted as an important early vocalist.

Across these reviews, Tuxedomoon are celebrated as a San Francisco-born, intellectually avant-garde post-punk/new wave act blending electronics with chamber-classical textures. Half-Mute and Desire are repeatedly framed as key milestones, with No Tears singled out as an early classic/anthem. Recurring markers: noir/decadent atmospheres, obsessive rhythms, and signature sax/violin interplay. Later works like Vapour Trails, Cabin in the Sky, and Bardo Hotel Soundtrack are praised for energy, experimentation, and lasting craft.

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