The New Dumb

Punk / Indie / Experimental

Boston, MA

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About

marvelous is the new dumb, my friends. we're an indie-punk three piece band from boston, MA. we're very bad about talking about ourselves, so we will let some other people do it for us:

"The New Dumb's greatest success is in making their music sound fun. With a nod to Do-It-Yourself artists and those fueled by the classic aesthetic of Devo and The Ramones, the group's slightly unpolished pop refrains pump out a smart, short record."
- New England Performer

Picture this: The Pixies and Fugazi are playing a show together (for all purposes we'll say in Allston, MA) but the discotheque located next store has its sound system cranked and random shots of danceable, funktastic tunes keep breaking through the sounds of post/indie-punk. If you are creative and imaginative enough then you may be able to picture The New Dumb's latest EP, This Could Be Disastrous: six well-varied songs which blend hooks and grooves with stripped-down indie/punk rock.
- Independent Clauses

Official Press Release-type stuff from us:
Officially, The New Dumb is a three-piece indie/punk/rock band from Allston, MA. The band was formed in 2003. In their set of short and loud stripped-down, dance-worthy rock numbers, you'll find a sharply developed Ween-ish sense of humor that will warm even the coldest of hearts. And with songs about things like metrosexual narcissism, Canadian (and American) news anchormen, and visually impaired bears, they make sure that there's a little something for everyone. Earplugs strongly recommended.

People who enjoy the following bands may also enjoy the new dumb (the key word here is may!): pixies, mclusky, fugazi, the hives, liars (the first album, that is), the electric six, ween, weezer, les savy fav, eagles of death metal, the misfits, art brut, the ramones, talking heads, gang of four, and devo. while we're at it, we've also been likened at some point to the minutemen, firehose, and hot water music, but that may be pushing it a little.