New York electronic punk band, Lip Critic, has signed with Partisan Records and will release their debut album in May 2024. The band consists of four members, Brett, Connor, Danny, and Ilan, and features two drummers. The group merges their passion for electronic, punk, and hardcore to produce “maximal sounds” with a “unified level of intensity”. Their latest single, “Milky Max”, features a pulsating dance track supported by distorted sirens and commanding vocals that can even recruit the shyest of listeners.
Lip Critic strives to make their live performances and records as eclectic as a DJ set or compilation album. The band members came together in college and share an experimental mentality. Their live shows are already legendary, and the group is excited to release their first album of 12 colorful tracks in May 2024 followed by an extensive tour.
Describing themselves as “abrasive, maximalist, experimental, eclectic, and percussive,” Lip Critic cites Soul Coughing’s Ruby Vroom, Soul Glo’s Diaspora Problems, Melt Banana’s Fetch, Gulch’s Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress, and Cronies’ Slow Wrist Grave Shift as influences that inspired their upcoming album.
Lip Critic has performed at Pitchfork Festival in Paris, headlined a sold-out show at Elsewhere zone 1, opened for Viagra Boys, toured the US, and released Lip Critic II. The band hosted a pre-release listening party featuring five VIP guests they wished to attend, including DJ Khaled, Björk, Lou Reed, Ringo Starr, and LeBron James. The band’s top five essential tour snacks included ginger chews, goldfish, Haribo gummies, beef jerky from Buccees, and kettle-cooked potato chips.
Lip Critic is a remarkable band and a human circuit board with members who act as conductors of potent sonic currents that excite their audience. Listeners should be prepared for the group’s eclectic sound on their upcoming album and tour. Lip Critic is a dynamic band that is rising in the music industry, and listeners should look forward to their upcoming releases.
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