Bootblacks

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Since the group’s founding in 2010, Brooklyn based Bootblacks have been enthralling audiences with their frenetic live shows from the U.S. to Europe. Their sound is described as a balance of contradictions: both pensive and buoyant, referential and modern. Fitting, as the Bootblacks name is derived from novelist William Burroughs’ description of the dark underbelly of glitzy New York City. Vocalist and frontman Panther Macdonald lists an eclectic set of influences: Depeche Mode, New Order, Simple Minds, Echo & the Bunnymen, early U2 as well as the Beatles & Bowie for lyrical inspiration. Bootblacks released their first EP “Narrowed”, in the fall of 2012, after previously collaborating with Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds). Macdonald, and guitarist Alli Gorman, recount the collaboration with Sclavunos as a “life-changing” one that informs Bootblacks music to this day. “Veins” was released in 2016 and was described as a step in the band’s evolution from punk to post-punk. With their influences always expanding, the band is never complacent in what makes up their sound. They toured extensively behind the effort and started building momentum. With the addition of Barrett Hiatt (The Harrow) in early 2017, the band began work on “Fragments”, which was released via French label Manic Depression Records in September of 2017. The effort found the band further diving into a more synth heavy, atmospheric and “bigger sounding” Bootblacks than before. The album found itself on many year end “best-of” lists and has catapulted the band into a must-see for 2018. www.bootblacks.net facebook.com/bootblacksnyc bootblacks.bandcamp.com . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Genres

post-punk,darkwave,cold wave,deathrock,ebm,gothic rock,

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Bootblacks at The 808 at Indy Cd & Vinyl (March 8, 2026)

Indianapolis - The 808 at Indy Cd & Vinyl

8/Mar

2026

The Red Party and Bootblacks at Mercury Lounge (March 14, 2026)

New York (NYC) - Mercury Lounge

14/Mar

2026

Bootblacks at Sleeping Village (March 9, 2026)

Chicago - Sleeping Village

9/Mar

2026

Bootblacks at Small's (March 10, 2026)

Detroit - Small's

10/Mar

2026

Bootblacks at The Dance Cave (March 11, 2026)

Toronto - The Dance Cave

11/Mar

2026

Bootblacks at Nikki Lopez Philly (March 15, 2026)

Philadelphia - Nikki Lopez Philly

15/Mar

2026

Videography

Bootblacks - Traveling Light

Bootblacks - Traveling Light

Jan/2026

Bootblacks - The Jealous Star

Bootblacks - The Jealous Star

Jan/2026

Artist discography

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Last FM

Part Time Punks Sessions // Narrowed

Part Time Punks Sessions // Narrowed

Oct/2018

Part Time Punks

Part Time Punks

Oct/2018

Fragments

Fragments

Sep/2017

Veins

Veins

Mar/2016

Narrowed

Apr/2013

Narrowed - EP

Apr/2013

Bootblacks Self-Titled

Bootblacks Self-Titled

Oct/2012

Untitled

Jul/2012

The Things We Did (Kodomo Remix)

The Things We Did (Kodomo Remix)

Dec/1969

Thin Skies Remixed

Thin Skies Remixed

Jul/2021

In Quarantine: Live at Saint Vitus

In Quarantine: Live at Saint Vitus

Dec/2020

Thin Skies

Thin Skies

Oct/2020

Parallel

May/2021

Nostalgia Void

Jun/2021

Hidden Things

Sep/2020

The Jealous Star

The Jealous Star

Jul/2020

Traveling Light

Traveling Light

Jul/2020

Part Time Punks // Narrowed

Part Time Punks // Narrowed

Oct/2018

Colorblind

Sep/2036

Erosion

Sep/2036

Always

Sep/2036

Voices

Sep/2036

Instincts

Sep/2036

Birds

Sep/2036

Past Lives

Sep/2036

Sudden Moves

Sep/2036

When You Want

Mar/2024

When You Want - Single

When You Want - Single

Mar/2024

Wilderness

Dec/2023

Wilderness - Single

Wilderness - Single

Dec/2023

Forbidden Flames

Forbidden Flames

Sep/2023

Forbidden Flames - Single

Forbidden Flames - Single

Sep/2023

Thin Skies (Twin Tribes Remix)

Thin Skies (Twin Tribes Remix)

Aug/2021

Forbidden Flames (slowflood Remix)

Forbidden Flames (slowflood Remix)

Oct/2024

Forbidden Flames (slowflood Remix) - Single

Forbidden Flames (slowflood Remix) - Single

Oct/2024

Paradise

Paradise

Jun/2025

In Quarantine: Live at Saint Vitus - EP

In Quarantine: Live at Saint Vitus - EP

Dec/2020

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