What's Wrong With New York?: Afters, deluxe version of The Dare's debut album, out now with new song "Cheeky"

 

WHAT’S WRONG WITH NEW YORK?: AFTERS, DELUXE VERSION OF THE DARE’S DEBUT ALBUM, OUT NOW WITH NEW SONG “CHEEKY” SET TO PLAY LOLLAPALOOZA, LEEDS, READING  AND MORE FESTIVALS THIS SUMMER;  ADDS FREAKQUENCIES DATES IN NEW YORK   Press photo, credit: Anna Zina “The Dare’s star is rapidly rising”—Hypebeast June 20, 2025—What’s Wrong With New York?: Afters, the deluxe version of The Dare’s critically acclaimed debut album, is out today via Republic Records—get it here and listen to new song, “Cheeky,” here.  What’s Wrong With New York?, The Dare’s highly anticipated debut, took the world by storm upon release in September 2024. The LP features his ubiquitous first single “Girls”—now a bona fide hit with 59 million streams on Spotify alone—as well as fan favorites “Perfume” and “Good Time.” The deluxe finds The Dare releasing three never-before-heard tracks from the album’s original sessions, including “LCA,” his first cover song, a take on “I Can’t Escape Myself” by The Sound, and “Cheeky.”  Praise for What’s Wrong With New York?...   “The Dare’s album is a party – and you’re invited”—NPR All Things Considered “a sincerely fun, joyous, laugh-out-loud, self-aware testament to the power of cheek...a love letter to being young and hedonistic in New York...The album is a tight 10-song flex of Smith’s formidable production skills”—The New York Times  “horny, sleazy and dripping with 2000s nostalgia...The Pacific Northwest kid  quickly became a symbol for Downtown NYC cool, emerging as both  a music and fashion darling...his mix of synth-pop and punk an eclectic shock  to ‘supercharge’ our city’s underground scene.”—PAPER What’s Wrong With New York?: Afters arrives on the heels of The Dare’s explosive sets at Coachella, Primavera Soundand a completely sold out seven-night residency at Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right. The past year has seen him at the 67thAnnual Grammy Awards with Charli xcx, front row for a number of shows at Paris Fashion Week and, most recently, produce album standout “Stateside” from PinkPantheress’ Fancy That.  The rest of the summer will see The Dare take his live show to additional festival stages around the globe, with dates at Lollapalooza, Reading, Leeds and more. After playing to 4,000 people in NYC, The Dare will bring his signature party Freakquencies back to Brooklyn with dates at 3 Dollar Bill, Elsewhere and Public Records. The club nights, which started in a basement bar in Manhattan, have recently seen guest DJs Doss, Danny L Harle, Dylan Brady and Kelly Lee Owens, amongst others.    The Dare is the solo project of vocalist, songwriter and producer Harrison Patrick Smith. Bursting onto the scene with his global hit, “Girls,” his much lauded The Sex EP drew widespread praise from critics and fellow artists alike. He has shared stages and collaborated with Charli xcx, Yves Tumor, Brutalismus 3000 and a host of others, and his legendary DJ sets have soundtracked parties for Gucci, Celine, Yves Saint Laurent and many more.  THE DARE—WHAT’S WRONG WITH NEW YORK?: AFTERS Deluxe album art 1. Cheeky 2. LCA 3. I Can’t Escape Myself 4. Open Up 5. Good Time 6. Perfume 7. Girls 8. I Destroyed Disco 9.  You’re Invited 10. All Night 11. Elevation 12. Movement 13. You Can Never Go Home THE DARE LIVE June 26—Brooklyn, NY—3 Dollar Bill (Freakquencies) June 28—Denver, CO—The Fillmore Auditorium July 5—Brooklyn, NY—Elsewhere (Freakquencies) July 12—Brooklyn, NY—Public Records (Freakquencies) July 30—Chicago, IL—House of Blues Chicago  July 31—Chicago, IL—Lollapalooza  August 1—Montreal, CA—Osheaga Music and Arts Festival  August 6—Budapest, Hungary—Budapest Sziget Festival  August 8—Gothenburg, Sweden—Way Out West  August 10—Buftea, Romania—Summer Well Festival  August 15—Hasselt, Belgium—Pukkelpop Festival  August 16—Biddinghuizen, Netherlands—Lowlands Festival  August 17—Ibiza, Spain—Pacha Ibiza  August 22—Leeds, U.K.—Leeds Festival  August 24—Reading, U.K.—Reading Festival  October 3—Austin, Texas—Austin City Limits Music Festival  October 10—Austin, Texas—Austin City Limits Music Festival