Matt and Bubba Kadane
American musical duo
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Matt and Bubba Kadane is an American musical duo that consists of two brothers, Matt Kadane and Bubba Kadane.[1] They have founded three indie rock bands, serving as producers, songwriters, vocalists, and guitarists in all of them. The first, Bedhead, released three well-received studio LPs before it was disbanded.[2][3][4] The brothers reformed as The New Year in 2001,[5][6][7] and in 2012 they formed the group Overseas with David Bazan and Will Johnson.[8]
Matt & Bubba Kadane | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Genres | Indie rock, rock and roll, slowcore |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | Trance Syndicate, Touch and Go Records, Plexifilm |
| Website | BubbaKadane.com |
Discography
Bedhead
- Albums
- 1994: WhatFunLifeWas (Trance Syndicate)
- 1996: Beheaded (Trance Syndicate)
- 1998: Transaction de Novo (Trance Syndicate)
- Singles and EPs
- 1992: Bedside Table/Living Well (Direct Hit Records)
- 1993: The Rest of the Day/I'm Not Here (Direct Hit Records)
- 1994: 4-songCDEP19:10 (Trance Syndicate)
- 1996: The Dark Ages EP (Trance Syndicate)
- 1998: Lepidoptera/Leper (Trance Syndicate)
- 2000: Macha Loved Bedhead (Jetset Records)
- 2024: Atmosphere/Disorder (split 7" of Joy Division covers with Codeine) (Numero Group)
- Compilations/Live albums
- 2014: 1992–1998 Box Set (Numero Group)
- 2015: Live 1998 live album (Numero Group)
The New Year
- 2001: Newness Ends (Touch & Go)
- 2004: The End Is Near (Touch & Go)
- 2008: The New Year (Touch & Go)
- 2017: Snow (Undertow Music Collective)
Overseas
- 2013: Overseas
Soundtracks
Performance/production credits
| Yr | Release title | Artist(s) | Label | Matt | Bubba | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | S/T | Chris Brokaw, Viva Las Vegas | Acuarela Discos | Yes | No | Performance |
| 2002 | Consonant | Consonant | Fenway Recordings | Yes | No | Performance |
| 2002 | Italian Platinum | Silkworm | Touch and Go | Yes | No | Keyboards |
| 2003 | Love & Affliction | Consonant | Fenway Recordings | Yes | No | Performance |
| 2003 | "It Looks Like You" (UK #75) | Evan Dando | Bar/None Records | Yes | No | Performance |
| 2004 | It'll Be Cool | Silkworm | Touch and Go | Yes | No | Keyboards |
| 2005 | Incredible Love | Chris Brokaw | 12XU | Yes | No | Performance |
| 2006 | Music from The O. C. Mix 6 (track "The End's Not Near") | Various (Band of Horses) | Warner Bros. Records | Yes | Yes | Writers |
| 2006 | Chokes | Silkworm | Comedy Minus One | Yes | No | Performance |
| 2006 | An Idiot Not To Appreciate Your Time (track "Clean'd Me Out”) | Various | Genuflecting | Yes | Yes | Performance |
| 2007 | 2-song 7-inch | Tre Orsi | Works Progress | No | Yes | Producer |
| 2008 | Takes (track "Bedside Table") | Adem | Domino Recording Company | Yes | Yes | Writers |
| 2010 | Devices and Emblems | Tre Orsi | Comedy Minus One | No | Yes | Producer |
| 2010 | Casual Victim Pile (track "The Engineer") | Various | Matador Records | No | Yes | Producer |
Further reading
- Interviews
- Interview with Matt Kadane (Deathrockstar, July 2003)
- Bubba Kadane Interview (Bandega.com, 2007)
- "Interview with Matt Kadane". OVRLD: Austin Music First. November 22, 2013.
- "Interview with Musician Matt Kadane". Aesthetics for Birds. December 17, 2013.
- "Interview with Matt and Bubba Kadane (Part 1) and others (Part 2)". Secret Decoder. November 12, 2014.
- Interview with Bubba Kadane (Culture Creature, 2017)
- Interview with Matt Kadane (Aquarium Drunkard, 2017)
- Audio Interview with Matt Kadane (WRFI Radio, NY, 2018)
- Audio Interview with Matt and Bubba Kadane (Aquarium Drunkard, 2022)
- Interview with Matt Kadane (The Guardian, 2023)