The Bad Ends can be called an Athens, Georgia supergroup because it features two local legends: R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry and Mike Mantione, the leader of the Five Eight. On a global scale, Berry's fame eclipsed Mantione's by a considerable degree yet the latter kept the flame of jangle pop burning through the 1990s and beyond, making him a linchpin of Athens. Berry returned to the Athens area after retiring from R.E.M. in 1997 but he stayed away from music until a chance encounter with Mantione led to the pair forming the Bad Ends in 2017. The group released their first album, The Power and the Glory, in January 2023.
Hometown
United States of America
Genre
Indie Rock
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