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Crab
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Crab
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Tracks played
Hair — played 2026-08-13
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Crab — Hair
Played: 2026-08-13
Crab are a New York City band. "Hair" (2:42, length unverified) was released as a single around 24 July 2026 [ALFITUDE]. The single continues the sound of the band's 2025 EP ApeApeApeApeApe [Obscure Sound, 4 August 2026]. Crab headlined a show at Brooklyn's Empire Stage on 24 July 2026 [ALFITUDE]. Lyric line: "It's the wind in your hair / It's the wear on your shoes" [Get Some Magazine, 27 July 2026].
Sources: ALFITUDE · Get Some Magazine · Obscure Sound
Crab
Origin: New York City, USA · formed 2023 · active
Members: Chris Aniftos, Captain Tunney, Paul Aronson (longtime collaborators, founding trio) with Chuck Hughes (bass), David Hopp (drums), Kasey Johnson (vocals/synth)
Genre: Post-punk / art-rock (drifting toward math rock and experimental electronic on later material)
Discography:
ApeApeApeApeApe (EP, 2025) — captures a mix of gritty energy and "haunting vulnerability," leans into math rock and experimental electronic textures
"Unlimited" (single, 2026)
"Twinkle" (single, 2026)
"Hair" (single, 2026) — third single of the year, all three cut with producer Stephen Kurpis at Vitruvian Sound
Facts:
The band's core trio (Aniftos, Tunney, Aronson) has been playing together long before Crab formed in 2023, later expanding to a six-piece.
"Hair" was described by press as the band's "most polished single yet," built around gang-vocal hooks, and deals with the emotional strife of a rocky patch in a relationship.