‘In The Wawa (Convinced I Am God)‘, the latest single from NYC’s Lip Critic, combines banshee-possessed samples and furious percussion to create a sonic environment something like a fucked-up rave that a bunch of hardcore kids and punks showed up to. This thrilling piece of electronic punk is an inquisition into the state of spiritual marketplace and the isolating results of consumption. The accompanying official video follows a band as they raid their label’s offices to reclaim their music.
Lip Critic’s debut album Hex Dealer will come out May 17th via Partisan Records. Behind previous singles ‘It’s the Magic’, ‘The Heart‘ and ‘Milky Max‘, the band was one of the breakout artists of SXSW (“they made for an anarchic, categorization-defying experience that got better and weirder the longer it went on.” – Rolling Stone). The music has earned additional praise from Consequence (“hits like a cannonball to the chest”), Paste (“the B-52s on ketamine”), Matt Wilkinson gave them a 5/5 and Loud & Quiet said “the band has gone from conquering their neighbourhood venues to becoming one of NYC’s most talked about acts.” The album announcement in Feb came with cover features from NME and The Line of Best Fit, while DIY said “Lip Critic are taking what it means to be a musician in 2024 and pushing all boundaries.”
1. It’s The Magic
2. Love Will Redeem You
3. The Heart
4. Bork Pelly (feat. Ghösh, ID.Sus)
5. Spirit Bomber
6. Death Lurking (feat. Izzy Da Fonseca)
7. Milky Max
8. Sermon
9. I’m Alive
10. My Wife And The Goblin
11. In The Wawa (Convinced I Am God)
12. Toxin Dodger
Lip Critic will tour extensively behind Hex Dealer, including a run of UK dates in May, an appearance at this year’s End of the Road festival and a newly-announced headline hometown show at TV Eye in Ridgewood. Full dates can be found further below. Also make sure to check out the fully-playable ‘Milky Max’ video game HERE.
Tour Dates:
(UK dates in bold)
May 13th | Bristol, UK – The Louisiana
May 14th | Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute (The Lodge)
May 15th | London, UK – The Windmill
May 31st | Troy, NY – No Fun
June 1st | Philadelphia, PA – Milkboy
June 2nd | Washington, DC – DC9
June 4th | Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
June 5th | Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
June 7th | Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
June 8th | Austin, TX – Parish
June 10th | Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
June 11th | Los Angeles, CA – Echo
June 12th | San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
June 14th | Portland, CA – Polaris
June 15th | Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
June 17th | Salt Lake City, UT – Kirby Court
June 18th | Denver, CO – Lost Lake Lounge
June 20th | Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
June 21st | Chicago, IL – SubT
June 23rd | Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s Apt
June 24th | Detroit, MI – Lager House
June 25th | Toronto, ON – The Garrison
June 26th | Ottawa, ON – The 27 Club
June 27th | Boston, MA – O’Brien’s Pub
June 30th | Ridgewood, NY – TV Eye
Aug 29th – Sept 1st | Dorset, UK – End of the Road
Photo credit – Justin Villar