Five-piece NYC-bred rockers Monobloc released its second EP, Love, I’m Gonna Jump the Gap, on Friday, April 24. The four-track love-sick release kicks off with
Today, NYC electronic trio Public Circuit released MODERN CHURCH R//MIX//S, a reworked version of their latest album. Calling up friends from around Brooklyn’s music scene,
Words by Ran Xu There is a certain magic to the Brighton-based quartet Lime Garden, and it is captured beautifully in their sophomore record Maybe
Unity Ambulette, the electronic solo project of producer and recording artist Emmett Kai, released its debut single “Saint’s Prayer Beams” April 24th via UNISEX records.
The doom scroll—something we all know, and all hate. In “Talon,” the penultimate single from Theft World, NYC based hardcore band Lip Critic captures the
For our first ever digital cover, we spotlight an artist who transforms their new record into something all consuming.Nasa sits down with Kris Esfandiari
Somewhere between the heyday of Brit rock and the Meet Me in the Bathroom era of New York rock music, lives Komodo’s new single “17”
Interview by Nathalie Naor / Photos by Colin Lane If you’ve done a music festival solo, you know how it goes. It’s just you, the
It was an honor to be asked by one of the NYC music scene’s most respected and beloved artists to tour manage her band at
In a departure from their signature darkwave-influenced sound, NYC based band Croaker picks up the acoustic guitar on their new single, “Keep that in Mind.”
Alongside tour managing NYC’s own Torture and The Desert Spiders, I abused my official music pass to do some unofficial press for Alt Citizen at
Take a listen to the latest single by Grim River, “I’m Your Man.” The band, Drew Dominguez (guitar), Alex Rochinski (drums), Aris Schwabe (vocals), and
Mon. 3/16: Elsewhere: Gurriers, Native Sun ALT Citizen’s very own Marisa Whitaker sat down and talked with Native Sun back in October. With the release
In the lead-up to Lip Critic’s third studio album Theft World, arriving May 1 via Partisan Records, the band has dropped their new single “Jackpot.”
Just this past week, French musician Emma Bergmann dropped her latest single, ‘Tonnerre sous les tropiques,’ which in English translates to Tropic Thunder, and she
Maura Brennan’s Local Radar features interviews with New York based musicians about their recently released singles and more in hopes of furthering music discovery and
ALT CITIZEN invites you to join us on March 9th for an evening of community, collaboration, and cultural cross-pollination at the first ever installment of
NYC-based jazz/folk/pop priestess and singer-songwriter Joelle Bensaïd, who most recently released her debut album Dry Spells, has curated an inspiration-laden playlist, filled with the soothing
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Lowertown released the sweetest of songs. The Atlanta-based bedroom pop duo of Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg dropped “I
Truman Flyer has released the music video for her debut single, “True Love.” “Love | True love | New love,” croons Truman, barefoot and spinning under
It’s Nine Perfect Lives second performance announced only two days prior to the free show at Baby’s All Right sponsored by SON Estrella Galicia, and
Photo by Mars Alba Ali Genevich’s solo project, untitled freak, released “insincerity” February 10th via Pleasure Tapes. The final single ahead of Genevich’s debut EP
Valley Latini‘s Neo-Perreo Pick of the Week is a new ALT CITIZEN column by NYC musician and DJ Valley Latini that scans the underground for the
In 2022, I moved away from New York after having lived in the city for five years. I kept in touch with my people in
Working primarily with Polaroid and film, LA and NYC based director and photographer Mary Jane Misiti is a master of curating nostalgia. Retro, chic, and
deer park and Ivy Knight’s new single “Black Cat” via Scenic Route Records captures the essence of a mysterious feline friend. Built around one continuous
Crisis Public Relations – a NYC-based band that’s playing the Ali Forney Benefit show co-hosted by AC this Friday, 1/30, at Baby’s All Right –
Photographer/finance bro/AC columnist/friend to many Marc Giuffre has provided our ears with an inside listen into his Long-Island-emo-bred music taste. If you follow anyone in
Drummer extraordinaire of “9 local bands” and your favorite afters-participant funny guy, Harry Smith, has provided us with a heat string of songs. Harry has
Dr. Now is a physician of many artistic practices, including making music, performing, painting, and making playlists. We discovered the Doc at the most recent
Cian O’Meara is a 25 year old Dublin born, Harlem based selector with a background as a live sound engineer for rock bands. Torture, also
untitled freak’s debut EP, 7 Circles, is releasing March 13, 2026 via Pleasure Tapes. Alongside the announcement, Ali Genevich shared “birthday,” the second single from
