Bad Moves

Bad Moves released a self-titled debut EP in 2016 on Don Giovanni Records. In May 2017 they supported Scottish band The Spook School on a partial UK tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.punktastic.com/news/bad-moves-share-debut-video-for-the-verge-plus-uk-tour-with-the-spook-school/|title=Bad Moves share debut video for 'The Verge' plus UK tour with The Spook School|date=March 25, 2017|accessdate=September 19, 2018|website=Punktastic}} In mid to late April and early May 2018 they, along with Martha of England, supported Jeff Rosenstock for the Northeastern and Midwestern leg of his US tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/jeff-rosenstock-touring-with-martha-and-bad-moves-playing-nyc-on-420/|title=Cartoon Network's 'Craig of the Creek' stars Bad Moves, shouts out Silent Barn, features Laura Stevenson & more|date=January 3, 2018|first=Andrew|last=Sacher|accessdate=September 19, 2018|website=Brooklyn Vegan}}

They went on to record their first full-length album Tell No One at Philadelphia's Headroom Studio with Joe Reinhart of Hop Along. This was released September 21, 2018, also on Don Giovanni Records, after which the band toured with The Obsessives, Nana Grizol, and Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires.{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-underground-sounds-of-america-bad-moves/|title=The Underground Sounds Of America: Bad Moves|date=September 18, 2018|first=Ethan|last=Fixell|accessdate=September 19, 2018|website=Kerrang!}}

On July 9, 2018, the band guest-starred in "Vulture's Nest", an episode of the Cartoon Network animated series Craig of the Creek.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/cartoon-networks-craig-of-the-creek-stars-bad-moves-shouts-out-silent-barn-features-laura-stevenson-more/|title=Cartoon Network's 'Craig of the Creek' stars Bad Moves, shouts out Silent Barn, features Laura Stevenson & more|date=July 10, 2018|first=Andrew|last=Sacher|accessdate=July 11, 2018|website=Brooklyn Vegan}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/bad-moves-turns-individual-inspiration-into-songs-that-speak-to-universal-experiences/2019/10/11/f7ea75d2-eb6c-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html|title=Bad Moves turns individual inspiration into songs that speak to universal experiences|first=Chris|last=Kelly|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 16, 2019|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}

Half the band have volunteered at rock music youth coaching programs. Combs volunteered for a few summers at Queer Rock Camp in Olympia, Washington, and Park has been a band coach and worked with Girls Rock! DC.

On April 7, 2020, the band announced their second album Untenable, again on Don Giovanni, would be released later that spring. They simultaneously revealed the first single from it, "Party with the Kids Who Wanna Party with You". The album was fully released on June 26, 2020.{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2020 |title=Untenable Album |url=https://badmoves.bandcamp.com/album/untenable |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=Bandcamp}}

On December 19, 2023, the band released the single New Year's Reprieve. Their goal with this album was to add more pessimistic holiday songs.{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2023 |title=New Year's Reprieve |url=https://badmoves.bandcamp.com/track/new-years-reprieve |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=Bandcamp}}

The quartet released its third album, Wearing Out the Refrain, on Sept. 13, 2024. They promoted its release with a show in Washington, D.C. on October 27 with openers Ekko Astral and Perennial. A short tour playing in Philadelphia and Brooklyn also followed.{{Cite web |title=Black Cat: Show Info |url=https://www.blackcatdc.com/shows/bad-moves.html |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=www.blackcatdc.com}}{{Cite web |title=Search for setlists {{!}} setlist.fm |url=https://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=73cbeed9&tour=1bdc1d00 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=www.setlist.fm}}{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2024 |title=Wearing Out the Refrain Album |url=https://badmoves.bandcamp.com/album/wearing-out-the-refrain |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=Bandcamp}}

On 18 March 2025 the band announced that they would be amicably parting ways and announced farewell tour dates for summer 2025.{{Cite web |title=Bad Moves Call It Quits |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bad-moves-call-it-quits?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky |access-date=2025-03-18|website=www.exclaim.ca}}{{Cite web |title=Bad Moves Announce Breakup, Final Tour|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2300800/bad-moves-announce-breakup-final-tour/news/ |access-date=2025-03-19|website=stereogum.com}}

• Emma Cleveland: Bass, Vocals
• David Combs: Guitar, Vocals
• Katie Park: Guitar, Vocals
• Daoud Tyler-Ameen: Drums, Vocals

• Tell No One (Don Giovanni Records) (2018){{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2007102/bad-moves-spirit-fm-video/video/|title=Bad Moves Announce Debut Album, Share New Track "Spirit FM": Listen|website=Stereogum|date=July 25, 2018 |accessdate=July 25, 2018}}
• Untenable (Don Giovanni Records) (2020){{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bad-moves-untenable-979433/|title=Bad Moves Announce New Album 'Untenable,' Share Timely Lead Single|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 7, 2020|accessdate=April 11, 2020|first=Jonathan|last=Bernstein}}
• Wearing Out the Refrain (Don Giovanni Records) (2024)

• Bad Moves (Don Giovanni Records) (2016) {{cite web|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/review-bad-moves-self-titled/|title=Album Review: Bad Moves - Self-Titled|website=New Noise Magazine|accessdate=April 13, 2018}}

• "Cool Generator" (Don Giovanni Records) (2018)
• "One Thing" (Don Giovanni Records) (2018)
• "Spirit FM" (Don Giovanni Records) (2018)
• "Crushed Out" (Don Giovanni Records) (2018)
• "Party With The Kids Who Wanna Party With You" (Don Giovanni Records) (2020)
• "New Year's Reprieve" (Don Giovanni Records) (2023)
• "Let the Rats Inherit the Earth" (2024)
• "Hallelujah" (2024)
• "Outta My Head" (2024)

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