# NYC Cult Indie Faves THE VAN PELT Announce ‘Artisans & Merchants’ Their First New Studio LP In A Quarter Century

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- Published: 2023-01-19T15:30:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**NYC Cult Indie Faves The Van Pelt Announce ‘Artisans & Merchants’ Their First 
New Studio LP In A Quarter Century — Out March 17; Stream The New Single + Video“
Punk House” Now**

**Band Announces UK, EU and NYC Shows**

Influential band stands among a select few of the most revered second-wave emo /
indie bands of all time including their peers in The Promise Ring, Mineral, Christie
Front Drive, Boys Life, Braid, Karate, and Rainer Maria.

[**Stream “Punk House” On Brooklynvegan**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=13073486.33905.1.6f4581cc4a2ef9f18d5d1fae1ba6f992)

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_“”Punk House” finds the band’s Slint-like mix of post-rock, post-hardcore, and 
spoken word in fine form. It sounds like it could be stripped straight from the 
band’s classic ’90s era, and it sounds fresh today too.”- _**_Brooklynvegan_**

_“The lines between post-hardcore, indie rock, and emo blurred on the two mid-’90s
full-lengths from the Van Pelt.”- _**_Pitchfork_**

_“New York City’s The Van Pelt are an influential, but too often overlooked indie
rock band — cult favorites for many an emo-inclined crate digger.”_ – _**Consequence**_

_“…should be mentioned a lot more than they are when you talk about the history 
of emo.”- _**_Washed Up Emo_**

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After twenty-five years of waiting, New York City cult indie favorites **The Van
Pelt** have announced a March 17th release date for their upcoming fourth studio
full-length, titled **‘Artisans & Merchants,’** which will be released jointly by**
Spartan Records** in North America, **La Castanya** in Europe/World and **Gringo**
in the UK.

The album was recorded and mixed in Summer / Fall 2021 by **Jeff Zeigler** (The 
War On Drugs, Kurt Vile) at Uniform Recording in Philadelphia, PA, and features 
guest appearances by **Nate Kinsella** and **Ted Leo** among others.

The first single **“Punk House”** is out everywhere tomorrow (Jan. 20th) and a brand
new music video for the track is premiering today on **Brooklynvegan**.

**Watch the “Punk House” video on Brooklynvegan:** [**https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-van-pelt-detail-first-album-in-26-years-watch-the-punk-house-video**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=13073486.33907.1.91c10f3b41452601a10338215f767b16)

Frontman Chris Leo says, _“When a bunch of old VHS tapes were unearthed, the band
had them digitized and they turned out to be from US tours of the mid-90s. The footage
is mainly of daily banalities: random purchases at rest stops, packing and unpacking
the van, highway views that could be on the outskirts of Any Town USA. Yet there
is a nostalgia to it that’s compelling. The song mirrors the mood in both sound 
and text. Lines like “The floor is filled with resin on the place where you’re to
sleep / if you have enough to drink you can pretend that it’s a sheet” bring any
musician back to the rougher side of days on the road — yet again, the subtext here
is that the spirit of it all is to be longed for.”_

The Van Pelt "Punk House" [Official Video]

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Watch this video on YouTube

The Van Pelt has announced a series of UK, EU and Brooklyn shows in March and April.
See dates below.

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**‘Artisans & Merchants’**

[[**‘Artisans & Merchants’ Track Listing:** 
1. We Gotta Leave 2. Image of Health
3. Artisans & Merchants 4. Punk House 5. Old Souls from Different Epochs 6. Grid
7. Cold Coconuts 8. Did We Hear The Same Song 9. Love Is Brutal

**Upcoming Shows:** 
3/16 – Leeds, UK @ Warf Chambers 3/17 – Nottingham, UK @ The
Old Cold Store 3/18 – London, UK @ The Garage 3/19 – Antwerp, BEL @ Trix 4/23 – 
Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus

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Reunion show soundchecks revealed that this band has a voice that was prematurely
muted by their inability to see clearly in the thick of their rise.

More than two decades later, The Van Pelt has returned to explore what was left 
behind with a new collection of songs, ‘Artisans & Merchants.’ This is not a reunion
album. This is vindication. For lovers of The Van Pelt, listening to ‘Artisans &
Merchants’ is like hearing the voice of a dear friend you haven’t seen in years —
a friend you used to share countless beers with over banter that went nowhere other
than delivering a solid night. Your friend is older, they’ve changed. In some ways
you’re worried for them, looks like they might be teetering on the brink of something.
In other ways, it’s the same old them, a nugget of a soul too unique to ever be 
altered. It’s for those unfamiliar with The Van Pelt though for whom we should be
truly jealous. This is a stand-alone album, incredible vital songwriting in and 
of itself regardless of the long history this band has. The climax of the single“
Image of Health” perhaps describes the beautiful desperation best: _“And you never
felt more alive / Than when the priest came to read you your rites!”_

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