The Convenience is a production and songwriting duo from New Orleans.
"An album that kicks ass, emphatically yet elusively, exploring a cornucopia of ragged-yet-refined approaches to rock/punk/indie" —Stereogum’s Album of the Week
"New Orleans duo wraps solid songwriting in post-punk arrangements on their very replayable second album." —Brooklyn Vegan's Indie Basement Album of the Week
"Instead of the meticulous, pre-planned sessions that produced their first record, they turned to the raw guitar music of their youth, with Troast, who’d largely played keys in the past, getting behind the drums and joining Corson on guitar.” —The Fader’s New Music Friday
"Nick Corson and Duncan Troast veered from the glitzy funk-pop that first put them on the map and instead steered into a storm of avant noise-rock, post-punk and drone, making way for a batch of lead singles trodding entirely new and strange terrain." —Paste’s Best New Albums
"It’s rare that a set of melodic, guitar-driven indie rock stands out to me after hearing thousands of them, but The Convenience have done just that. A must-hear for anyone who’s ever been enchanted by the sound of guitars, drums and a great melody." —Treble’s Best New Releases
"New Orleans duo wraps solid songwriting in post-punk arrangements on their very replayable second album." —Brooklyn Vegan's Indie Basement Album of the Week
"Instead of the meticulous, pre-planned sessions that produced their first record, they turned to the raw guitar music of their youth, with Troast, who’d largely played keys in the past, getting behind the drums and joining Corson on guitar.” —The Fader’s New Music Friday
"Nick Corson and Duncan Troast veered from the glitzy funk-pop that first put them on the map and instead steered into a storm of avant noise-rock, post-punk and drone, making way for a batch of lead singles trodding entirely new and strange terrain." —Paste’s Best New Albums
"It’s rare that a set of melodic, guitar-driven indie rock stands out to me after hearing thousands of them, but The Convenience have done just that. A must-hear for anyone who’s ever been enchanted by the sound of guitars, drums and a great melody." —Treble’s Best New Releases
Like Cartoon Vampires is their meticulously messy new album that functions like a total reinvention as well as a return to their roots. Released April 18, 2025 via Winspear on digital, LP, CD, and cassette.
Like Cartoon Vampires does not include the September’s singles “Routiner” and “Postcard.”
For New Orleans duo The Convenience, it’s all about the search for a new level of raw expression. With their second LP, Like Cartoon Vampires, that meant creating with their hands much more than buttons or switches, entranced by a hypnotic physicality and collage-y, spur-of-the-moment approach to composition. This led to a beautifully fucked-up avant-rock soundworld, peppered with spidery, atonal guitar work, pointy rhythms, and strident feedback. Such developments may come as a shock for anyone who’s heard their 2021 debut album Accelerator, a sugary funk-pop wonderland. But songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Nick Corson and Duncan Troast are following what makes them most giddy right now: cathartic noise-rock, enigmatic drone, and playful experimentalism.
The Convenience on tour:
May 02 New Orleans, LA – No Dice (Like Cartoon Vampires record release show)
Jun 15 Savannah, GA – Dog Days Fest
Jun 18 Richmond, VA – Gallery 5
Jun 19 Washington, DC – Quarry House Tavern
Jun 21 New York, NY – Union Pool
Jun 22 Boston, MA – The Lilypad
Jun 24 Cleveland, OH – Brother's Lounge
Jun 25 Detroit, MI – Outer Limits Lounge
Jun 26 Chicago, IL – Cole's Bar
Jun 27 St Louis, MO – The Sinkhole
Jun 28 Nashville, TN – The End