Warren Commission on Trust, Tension, and the Art of Making a Song

KTSW 89.9 · Oct 27, 2026

Bhavana Hari

Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist

For Warren Commission, making music is not always about getting everything right on the first try. The best ideas begin as late-night experiments or sounds that only make sense once they’ve been rebuilt over and over again. For co-founders Tanay Kunta and Evan Lawrence, that process has become central to the way they approach songwriting. Warren Commission draws from the moody guitar work of the early 2000s New York indie rock while incorporating the heavier edge of alternative and desert rock. Their main influences include Interpol, The Strokes, and…