New Politicians are a four piece Post-Punk, Alternative Rock band from New Jersey. The band consists of founding members Renal Anthony Patetta (vocals/guitar) and Gian Carlo Patetta (guitar/keyboards/vocals) joined by John Michael Comminel (bass) and V Paul Janbazian (drums). The band’s third EP Remission is set to be re-released on Other Voices Records in 2017. New music coming soon.
“New Jersey’s New Politicians have quietly gone about their business – well, quietly in terms of being an under-the-radar, unsigned band despite making music that can be highly contagious or deep and contemplative. Dubbed as a post-punk,alternative band, on their latest EP, Remission, they take an approach that echoes of Interpol and A Place to Bury Strangers...” – Ben Yung, The Revue
“New Politicians are a band who seem very comfortable in their musical surroundings. They are not afraid to experiment with sound or skip through various musical genre’s. Collectively they have some sublime vocal melodies and impressive hooks that are well balanced with their Post-Punk ethos but are not overly exuberant. This is a band in love with music and I believe that for them this is only the beginning.” – Del Chaney, Primal Music Blog
“Vocalist Renal Anthony has limitless talent and he routinely leaves me stunned with the passion and emotional depth of his performance, best heard on the stately title track. Even as the songs meander, the tracks seem to repeatedly reintroduce and reimagine themselves, morphing into intricate, emotionally driven masterpieces. This is music most people would love to make but simply do not possess the prowess to do so-each moment of Remission carries the listener away and reminds each person that there are bands out here still taking real changes.” – Rich Quinlan, Jersey Beat
“The music itself, elegant and pronounced, is at times nuanced and other times obvious. The record is just as concerned about the arrangement and performances as it is about creating mood. There’s a slightly cinematic feel to the record, couched between a nostalgic 80’s feeling and a also a peculiar “newness.” It’s as though we’ve been led back to a grand old city – one the entire world knows from a bygone golden age. We’ve seen the pictures and we have practically visited every street in the cinema of our minds. But New Politicians takes us back to see all of those things we missed.” – Unsound America
