Downtown Boys share “You’re a Ghost”, an almost industrial punk anthem, accompanied by a powerful official animated video directed by the Lebanese artist Khalil.
The members of the band, Victoria Marie and Joey La Neve DeFrancescosay about the visual: “”You’re a Ghost” took shape in the context of the violent repression of pro-Palestinian and anti-ICE protests by the previous and current administrations, as well as the recent and depraved escalations of ICE within the always terrible US deportation regime. At a time like this, at the very least, we must continue to demand freedom of migration, movement and everything for everyone. They cannot distract us with clouds of hate. Our bodies and our history do not They are a game; this is a power structure.
The visual for “You’re a Ghost” is the latest installment of “Public Luxury”their new album that will be released worldwide on Friday June 26The previous single was “No Me Jodas” and you can also listen to it on platforms.
“Public Luxury”is a captivating album that keeps politics at the forefront while summoning the band’s most urgent and powerful sound to date. The definition of “Public Luxury” aligns very closely with that of the title of the band’s second album, “Full Communism”. Put bluntly, “Public Luxury” It means “everything for everyone.” It is the stubborn insistence that a better world is possible, while fully recognizing the horrors we witness daily and the individual and collective responsibility to resist the nihilism and hopelessness we can all feel.
The album has been co-produced by DeFrancesco together with the recording engineer and former collaborator of Downtown Boys, Seth Manchester (Lambrini Girls, Lightning Bolt, Model/Actress), in the studio and artistic space Machines With Magnetsin Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The album has been mastered by Heba Kadry.
