In a scene where abstruse lyrics and ironic detachment are all the rage, Alien Boy’s high-stakes, loud pop is as refreshing as it is surprising. In the grand tradition of emo and pop-punk—and perhaps rock ’n roll in general—lead singer and songwriter Sonia Weber uses her songs to communicate subdued desires and secret grievances.

 

Alien Boy’s debut LP Sleeping Lessons is a collection of lullabies for the pop masochist; like all good, emotional music, Weber’s songs are resonant because they’re unmistakably human.

Alien Boy takes their name from a Wipers song, but elsewhere the group’s PNW lineage is felt in a mordant grit gleaned from Team Dresch and early Heatmiser. It sets the tone for Weber to mix her deep-seated love of early 2000's generational touchstones with a Britpop frostiness to brilliant and totally unique results—from the tremolo dives and Stone Roses references on Ride-y opener “Somewhere Without Me”, to the sun-kissed, sub-three-minute power pop bliss of “600 Days”.

 

Weber’s melodies are so bright and effective it’s easy to forget they come from a place of absolute emotional torment.

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LIVE DATES

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JULY 2019
12, Portland, Or, Ethan's House

13, Corvallis, Or, Nearly Normal's

20, San Francisco, Ca, Code & Canvas

21, Berkeley, Ca, 924 Gilman

22, Oakland, Ca, Octopus Literary Salon

23, San Jose, Ca, Peace And Justice Center

24, Long Beach, Ca, House Show

25, San Diego, Ca, Che Cafe

26, Phoenix, Az, Trunk Space

28, Salt Lake City, Ut, The Mansion

29, Denver, Co, Nude City Relief Center

30, Lawrence, Ks, TBA

31, Omaha, Nb, Mid Town Art Supply Center

AUGUST 2019

1, Sioux City, Iw, Whiskey Dicks

2, Minneapolis, Mn, Our House

3, Minot, Nd, Why Not?! Fest

5, Bozeman, Mt, Labor Temple

6, Missoula, Mt, Free Cycles

8, Seattle, Wa, Fusion Cafe 

9,​ Portland, Or, Black Water Bar

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