RIYL Smashing Pumpkins, Third Eye Blind, Velocity Girl, Garbage. New album ‘You Wanna Fade?’ due out 05/09 via Get Better Records. Upcoming West Coast Tour w/ Phony.

Alien Boy recently made their long-awaited return with the announcement of their new full-length, ‘You Wanna Fade?’, due out May 9th from Get Better Records. Portland, OR’s loudest export are back with another massive new single from the record, ‘Pictures Of You’. Album is made up of the most dynamic and powerful songs Alien Boy have ever released, each track perfectly calibrated to knock you over with big guitars and big emotions. This song follows lead single ‘Change’ and offers another taste of the upcoming record’s ambitious songwriting. The song leans into Alien Boy‘s most upbeat guitar pop side, providing a huge dose of hooks without ever skimping on the distortion-drenched energy. Vocalist/guitarist Sonia Weber discussed “Pictures of You” calling it, “a song about hanging on the telephone, what all the best songs are about–and what makes for a little bit of an obsessive crush. A little bit about that rush of a new feeling and feeling desperate to catch someone’s attention.” LP follows 2021′s acclaimed ‘Don’t Know What I Am’ and finds Alien Boy digging deeper into all the best parts of the pop-rock-by-way-of-shoegaze sound. The album’s widescreen scope was the result of a lengthy writing and recording process with numerous collaborators: first drums with Andy Rusinek; then guitars and bass with Phil Jones (Supercrush); and lastly the vocals and various overdubs by guitarist Caleb Misclevitz with help from Nathan Tucker (Strange Ranger, Cool Original, Pontiac Flare) who also provided additional production and instrumentation. The densely layered songs were finally handed over to Jack Shirely (Deafheaven, Gouge Away, Jeff Rosenstock) for mixing and mastering. Alien Boy are also gearing up for a run of West Coast tour dates along with fellow rockers, Phony. See full itinerary below.

Upcoming Shows:
5.9 Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall w/ Conspire *
5.10 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project w/ Supercrush *
5.11 Eugene, OR @ House Show w/ Growing Pains *
5.13 Reno, NV @ Holland Project *
5.14 San Francisco, CA @ Neck of The Woods w/ Pop Free, Spirit Dive *
5.15 Fullerton, CA @ Programme w/ Pop Free & Spirit Dive *
5.16 Los Angeles, CA @ Make Out Music *

* w/ Phony

‘You Wanna Fade?’ tracklist:
1. Scrub Me Clean
2. Changes
3. I Broke My World
4. You Want Me Too
5. Cold Air
6. Rhythm of Control
7. Morning
8. Another Brand New Me
9. Pictures Of You
10. Everything Stays
11. Bleeding In Yr Pocket
12. You Wanna Fade?

photo credit: Frank Martinez