Small Black

E799646

indie band musical group

Small Black is an American indie band known for its hazy, synth-driven chillwave sound and lo-fi pop aesthetics.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Small Black canonical	1
Small Black Box	1
Small Black EP	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9429899 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Small Black
Context triple: [Washed Out, associatedAct, Small Black]

A. Mini
Mini is a young Bengali girl in Rabindranath Tagore’s short story "Kabuliwala," whose innocent friendship with an Afghan fruit seller forms the emotional core of the narrative.
B. Mini
Mini is a British automotive marque best known for its compact, stylish small cars that originated with the iconic Mini of the 1960s.
C. Kleiner
Kleiner is a surname most notably associated with Eugene Kleiner, a pioneering Silicon Valley venture capitalist and co-founder of the firm Kleiner Perkins.
D. Thinline
Thinline is a slim, portable book format commonly used for Bibles that reduces bulk while retaining the full text.
E. BL Mini 1000
The BL Mini 1000 is a small British economy car from the classic Mini range, produced under British Leyland and known for its compact size and distinctive styling.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Small Black
Target entity description: Small Black is an American indie band known for its hazy, synth-driven chillwave sound and lo-fi pop aesthetics.

A. Mini
Mini is a young Bengali girl in Rabindranath Tagore’s short story "Kabuliwala," whose innocent friendship with an Afghan fruit seller forms the emotional core of the narrative.
B. Mini
Mini is a British automotive marque best known for its compact, stylish small cars that originated with the iconic Mini of the 1960s.
C. Kleiner
Kleiner is a surname most notably associated with Eugene Kleiner, a pioneering Silicon Valley venture capitalist and co-founder of the firm Kleiner Perkins.
D. Thinline
Thinline is a slim, portable book format commonly used for Bibles that reduces bulk while retaining the full text.
E. BL Mini 1000
The BL Mini 1000 is a small British economy car from the classic Mini range, produced under British Leyland and known for its compact size and distinctive styling.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	indie band ⓘ musical group ⓘ
associatedWith	Washed Out ⓘ chillwave scene ⓘ
basedIn	Brooklyn, New York ⓘ linked to: Brooklyn
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formedIn	Brooklyn, New York ⓘ linked to: Brooklyn late 2000s ⓘ
genre	chillwave ⓘ indie pop ⓘ lo-fi pop ⓘ synthpop ⓘ
hasMember	Jeff Curtin ⓘ Josh Kolenik ⓘ Juan Pieczanski ⓘ Ryan Heyner ⓘ
hasReleaseType	EP ⓘ single ⓘ studio album ⓘ
languageOfLyrics	English ⓘ
notableWork	Best Blues ⓘ Cheap Dreams ⓘ Limits of Desire ⓘ New Chain ⓘ Small Black EP ⓘ linked to: Small Black
recordLabel	100% Electronica ⓘ Jagjaguwar ⓘ
soundCharacteristic	dreamy vocals ⓘ hazy production ⓘ lo-fi aesthetics ⓘ synth-driven arrangements ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washed Out → associatedAct → Small Black ⓘ

Resigned → hasPart → Small Black Box ⓘ

linked to: Small Black

Small Black → notableWork → Small Black EP ⓘ