Diet Cig
With The Spook School, Great Grandpa.
UW Union South-The Sett 1308 W. Dayton St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Daniel Dorsa
Noah Bowman and Alex Luciano of Diet Cig.
Anchored by uplifting, gutsy lyrics, Diet Cig is on its way to being an indie-pop powerhouse. Although the music could come off as a bit precious, it’s always coupled with a punk sneer that would make Tom DeLonge nod his head and shout “ALROIGHT” in approval. With Spook School, Great Grandpa.
press release:
Further praise for Diet Cig
"Swear I'm Good At This all adds up to a snapshot of a young songwriter navigating through the yearning and boredom, ambition and insecurity that accumulates along the rocky path from adolescence to adulthood. The power of Diet Cig comes from the way Luciano and Bowman bolster these themes with affirming positivity in the form of delightful, explosive anthems." NPR
"Fantastic Fuzz-Pop Debut" --
Rolling Stone -- 4 stars!
"The best pop-punk uses sweetness as a decoy for angst, and Alex Luciano, the frontwoman of Diet Cig, has a piercingly saccharine voice that veers toward extreme sadness as she deploys it." NY Times
"The delightfully titled 'Barf Day' (embodies) what makes the pair's upcoming debut Swear I'm Good At This so enthralling: the featherweight garage grit, Luciano's subversive sincerity, and bandmate Noah Bowman's fist-pumping percussion...Against all odds, Diet Cig are coming of age on their own terms."" - Stereogum
Vocalist Alex Luciano brings a lighthearted innocence to ('Tummy Ache') singing criticisms of the patriarchy in the most charming way." Nylon
"Swear I'm Good at This, (is) one of the most refreshingly fun albums of the year." Noisey
"Diet Cig's debut album driven by Alex Luciano, is one of the most effeminate, flippant, giggly and cute albums of the year - and that's part of what makes it so f*cking good." Uproxx
"loud, blunt, and totally fun." Under The Radar
"(Diet Cig) make pop-punk that's simultaneously adorable and fierce...You can expect sing-along jawns that sound just as good at a sweaty Diet Cig show as they do when you're alone in your bedroom" NY Daily News, "9 Albums Dropping in April You'd Be Foolish Not to Check Out"
"Swear I'm Good At This, is charismatic, balancing rage and rebellion with poppy lightness...Luciano breathes life and space into these traditionally closed-off feelings, and her twee pop voice will have listeners tapping their feet and leaning in for more." Bust
"Diet Cig's music is playful, upbeat and addictive." Paste
"infectious indie-rock perfection" NY Newsday