Naast were a
French
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rock
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band. They are part of the ''nouvelle vague du rock français'' (New Wave of French Rock), which includes other bands like
Les Plastiscines
The Plastiscines are a French all-female rock band who perform their songs in both French and English. They have released three albums, spanning from garage rock revival and pop punk to disco-orientered pop music.
History
The Plastiscines are K ...
and Pravda. Their track "Mauvais Garçon" was included in
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
History
Naast was formed in
Joinville-le-Pont
Joinville-le-Pont () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
History
The commune was created in 1791 under the name La Branche-du-Pont-de-Saint-Maur (literally "The Branch of Saint-Maur ...
in 2004. The band originally had just two members, neighbours Gustave (guitar and vocals) and Nicolas (drums). Their first concert was played in a pub in
Paris
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, as a support act before The Parisians played.
In 2005 Nicolas and Gustave were joined by Clod (bass guitar, keyboard) and Lucas, known as Laka (guitar). Their concerts began to attract more and more fans and the magazine ''Rock&Folk'', journalist
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and ''
Les Inrockuptibles'' have stood by them in the past.
Jamie Hince
James William Hince is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the indie rock duo The Kills. He started his musical career in the bands Fiji, Scarfo, and Blyth Power. He co-founded The Kills with American sing ...
, from the band
The Kills
The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, '' Keep On Your Mean Side'', ''No Wow'', ''Midni ...
, told
The Guardian
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their concerts "caused mayhem with their innocent 1960s punky vibe" and referred to them as a band to look out for in 2006.
The group continued to develop further, taking inspiration from some of their idols by all adopting the Naast patronym (despite not actually being related). This follows in the footsteps of bands like
The Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...
or
The White Stripes (However, in the case of
The White Stripes, the members' surnames actually were the same).
The master track of ''Mauvais Garçon'', off their debut album ''Antichambre'', appears in the video game ''
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock''
as a bonus track. The group split up in 2009.
Discography
Albums
*15 January 2007 - ''Antichambre'' ("Waiting Room")
Singles
*January 2007 - ''Mauvais Garçon'' ("Bad Boy")
*March 2007 - ''Tu te trompes'' ("You're Wrong")
External links
Official site (In French)
References
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Musical groups from Paris
French garage rock groups