The Want formed in Washington D.C. in the early 1990s and began playing live shows in 1994. The Washington Post describes their music as “musically tough” with “satiric lyrical twists that are pretty dang funny on closer inspection.” Allmusic writer Steve Huey describes The Want as “influenced primarily by rockabilly-tinged L.A. punk bands like X and Social Distortion” (allmusic.com). Washington City Paper music and film critic Mark Jenkins described The Want as a “skillfully eclectic outfit.”

In April 1995 The Want released their first CD, "Too Much Stuff," on Selling the Ranch Records followed by "Texas" in 1998. The current lineup of The Want is guitarist Bob Stewart, bassist Jack Stanton, and drummer Damian Banaszak.

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