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About Swear I'm Good At This
Product Description Alex Luciano is a guitar-slinging human tornado on a Pixy Stix bender. As the singer, guitarist and one half of the undeniably charming duo Diet Cig, Luciano is known to bop, flail and high-kick around the stage. And that boundless exuberance is infectious, coaxing crowds into pop-punk sock hops. It's also emblematic of the joyful musical bond between Luciano and drummer Noah Bowman, who can frequently be spotted sharing a glance and a wide grin in the split seconds before Luciano leaps off the front of his bass drum. What began as a chance meeting at a house show in the Hudson Valley-based college town of New Paltz, N.Y., has sparked a vital collaboration and friendship. Diet Cig brilliantly bottles Luciano's energy on the duo's debut album, ''Swear I'm Good At This.'' Every track here is a frenetic showcase for Luciano's thrashing guitars and cooing harmonies and Bowman's pounding drums. And with every taut banger comes the kind of candy-coated melodies that dare you to resist shouting along in unison. ''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. These songs will surely give anyone weathering their own tough moments the confidence to pick themselves up and dance. Review Alex Luciano is a guitar-slinging human tornado on a Pixy Stix bender. As the singer, guitarist and one half of the undeniably charming duo Diet Cig, Luciano is known to bop, flail and high-kick around the stage. And that boundless exuberance is infectious, coaxing crowds into pop-punk sock hops. It's also emblematic of the joyful musical bond between Luciano and drummer Noah Bowman, who can frequently be spotted sharing a glance and a wide grin in the split seconds before Luciano leaps off the front of his bass drum. What began as a chance meeting at a house show in the Hudson Valley-based college town of New Paltz, N.Y., has sparked a vital collaboration and friendship. Diet Cig brilliantly bottles Luciano's energy on the duo's debut album, ''Swear I'm Good At This.'' Every track here is a frenetic showcase for Luciano's thrashing guitars and cooing harmonies and Bowman's pounding drums. And with every taut banger comes the kind of candy-coated melodies that dare you to resist shouting along in unison. ''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. These songs will surely give anyone weathering their own tough moments the confidence to pick themselves up and dance. --NPR, First Listen, 3/30/17 Just as your feed was peppered with lists of albums that made lasting impressions on then-teenage music nerds, the New York duo Diet Cig dropped a song that pulls you right into singer Alex Luciano's awkward formative years. ''It's hard to be a punk while wearing a skirt,'' Luciano asserts, compressing a teen movie into the song's two-and-half minute run time. ''Tummy Ache,'' the first single from their forthcoming debut album ''Swear I'm Good At This,'' is the band's latest concentrated shot of nostalgia after the brisk, lo-fi indie pop of 2015 debut EP ''Over Easy.'' Their twee stylings could easily become sickly sweet to a fault if mishandled, but Luciano's honeyed voice makes the sentimental songwriting relatable. The rickety guitar lines and Noah Bowman's efficient drumming help carry the song's playful pop melody. As of yet, Diet Cig show no signs of growing pains. --Pitchfork, 1/17/17 Diet Cig earned our Band To Watch designation by virtue of their charmingly approachable and insightful rudimentary songcraft and their infectious live presence, exemplified on their ''Over Easy'' EP and a pair of singles, ''Dinner Date'' and ''Sleep Talk.'' And now, after two years of relentless touring, they're ready to release their debut album ''Swear I'm Good At This.'' The first single is ''Tummy Ache,'' a tune that takes their formula--a few chords, a catchy melody, some reflections on the thrills and frustrations of young bohemian life--and coheres it into something sharper and fuller. -- --Stereogum, 1/12/17
