Blacklist was a band from Brooklyn, New York composed of Joshua Strawn (vocals, guitar), Ryan Rayhill (bass), Glenn Maryansky (drums), and James Minor (guitar). They were one of the flagship bands of painter Pieter Schoolwerth's
Wierd Records imprint. The band's atmospheric modern rock music was described as "anthemic"; "darkly erotic, strangely sensual"; and "a much-needed anomaly in NYC's music scene". They were sometimes classified as part of the
post-punk revival, though their sound was generally more dense, incorporating elements of
shoegaze and
heavy metal with
coldwave. The members often cited influences like
My Bloody Valentine,
Motörhead and
Black Sabbath as influences alongside bands like
The Comsat Angels,
Killing Joke and
The Sound.