Diet Cig have announced a January 2022 tour. The dates kick off January 20 in Pittsburgh, PA. They will also play shows in Lakewood, OH, Columbus, OH, Chicago, IL and Minneapols, MN . Full details are listed below and tickets go on sale on Friday, October 22. Further, Diet Cig will air “Diet Cig: Live at Studio Two Three,” a livestream, on December 2 via GCTV. Tickets are available here.
The duo - Alex Luciano and Noah Bowman - recently released I Don’t Like Driving Like I Used To via French Kiss. The EP served as the companion to their beloved and critically acclaimed 2020 album Do You Wonder About Me? (Frenchkiss Records). Stereogum and Paste both included the EP in their “albums of note” list release week and “Priority Mail (Alt Version)” was picked up by Brooklyn Vegan, New Noise, Northern Transmissions, Punk News, and more.
Watch the video for Do You Wonder About Me?’s single “Who Are You” here. Of the track Rolling Stone said “Diet Cig reject lame apologies with ‘Who Are You?” further noting the “fuzzed-out earworm of a chorus.” Uproxx included it in their “Best New Indie Music This Week” column and Stereogum called it "fuzzy and chiming and sing-songy" Around the single’s release The New York Times took note of the band’s Alex Luciano’s vocals declaring, “the sweet clarity of her voice riding verses that seethe and rumble with a ferocity that harks back to the Who.”
Diet Cig have been compared to tornadoes, firecrackers, and lightning storms, and described as genuine, unapologetic, and down-to-earth. Do You Wonder About Me? Is the follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed Swear I’m Good At This. The new record marks a more intentional, self-assured Diet Cig; not only in Luciano’s radically intimate, acerbic lyrics, but in the duo’s sound as well. Luciano and Bowman moved to Richmond, VA in the summer of 2017 as a place to “hide out and make music,” and it was there that they wrote Do You Wonder About Me?, Diet Cig’s ode to growing up.
Diet Cig tour dates
12/2/21 - Livestream - via GCTV tickets 1/20/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Andy Warhol Museum tickets 1/21/22 - Lakewood, OH - Mahall's - tickets 1/22/22 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe tickets 1/23/22 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall tickets 1/24/22 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry tickets
Praise for Diet Cig’s Do You Wonder About Me?
“'I will never hate myself/The way you want me to,' Alex Luciano informs her absent ex, with the sweet clarity of her voice riding verses that seethe and rumble with a ferocity that harks back to the Who. She’s airily polite — 'I’m thriving, thanks for asking' — but the music isn’t." The New York Times on “Thriving”
“Diet Cig reject lame apologies with ‘Who Are You?’... (with a) fuzzed-out earworm of a chorus.” Rolling Stone
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." - NPR
“the sweet clarity of her voice riding verses that seethe and rumble with a ferocity that harks back to the Who.” The New York Times
"There’s certainly more shine on ‘Thriving’ than their previous LP. It’s a ringing, slightly campy ode to the dichotomy of seeking self-sufficiency and strength while simultaneously wanting someone else to acknowledge that you’re, well, thriving." Consequence of Sound
"Musically it’s a gleaming churn with guitars that remind me of a moment when indie rock was adjacent to post-hardcore, topped off by some of Alex Luciano’s most startlingly beautiful vocal melodies." Stereogum on “Thriving
"with their signature powerful guitar chords and crashing cymbals, ‘Night Terrors’ gives fans a look into the band’s new era." Uproxx (“Best Of The Week” inclusion)
"loud, blunt, and totally fun." - Under The Radar
“Quite a comeback...the real powerhouse of this track is the drums, which launch the atmosphere headlong into weightlessness...meek vulnerability in the daintiness and girlishness of the vocals add an irresistible sweetness.” Stereogum on “Night Terrors”
"It’s safe to say Paste is glad to see Diet Cig back in action..." Paste
"a zippy pop-punk anthem delivered earnestly with crisp power chords and solid melodies." Mxdwn on “Night Terrors”
"Diet Cig is the perfect dose of pop-punk. ‘Thriving’ is a song that puts all their principles front-and-center, from their dedication to crunching guitars to Luciano’s deceptively delicate vocals, which are a Diet Cig hallmark." Grimy Goods
"Diet Cig has always managed to present bite-sized nuggets of power pop that stick with you, but ‘Thriving’ is the band at their best." The Grey Estates
"The song perfectly displays the cohesion Diet Cig is known for while amplifying the punk duo’s ability to have fun with just about any subject matter." Wild Honey Pie on “Night Terrors”
"infectious indie-rock perfection" - NY Newsday
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