GENRE IS DEATH DEBUT ALBUM ‘ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE’ OUT TODAY
ON VINYL, CD, & DIGITALLY VIA IN THE RED RECORDS
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW THIS SUNDAY, MAY 3RD
AT MADAME X, 94 WEST HOUSTON ST.
w/ special guests Sylvia Black, Skull Practitioners, Erica Mancini’s Electronium,
Bob Bert, Martin Bisi, Stu Spasm, Liz Lamere, Ron Ward & more
Photo: Feo @feonyc
Genre Is Death, a limitation-destroying noise duo formed by Ty Varesi (guitar, vox) and Tayler Lee (bass, vox), release their debut album, ‘Attractive People’, today on In The Red Records.
Their sound is abrasive yet melodic, using heavy distortion, dissonant riffs, and reverberating vocals to create music that feels both minimal and overwhelming. While comparisons to Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks are inevitable (and quite welcome), Genre is Death build’s on NYC’s legacy without repeating it… eschewing nostalgia and nihilism in favor of total sonic liberation.
The duo moved to NYC in August of 2023 looking for something more than their mundane lifestyle of day drinking and playing doom metal in friends' basements… Their move to NYC, coupled with their desire to express something, anything, led to the inception of Genre is Death. The pair hit the ground running, playing anywhere and everywhere they could… However, it was only after a chance encounter with 80s noise forerunners Live Skull that the pair was introduced to the strange underbelly of NYC noise and began playing regular gigs with The Art Gray Noizz Quintet and Lydia Lunch. In 2025 the pair played New Colossus Festival, toured with Gogol Bordello, embarked on their first East Coast tour, and played gigs with Cherubs, Bush Tetras, and Jon Spencer. The album was recorded by legendary sound engineer Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, Swans)..
This Sunday May 3rd, at Madame X, Genre Is Death are joined by special guests Sylvia Black, Skull Practitioners, Erica Mancini’s Electronium, Bob Bert, Martin Bisi, Stu Spasm, Liz Lamere, Ron Ward and more for the ‘Attractive People’ album release show. Tickets here.
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ALBUM RELEASE SHOW - SUNDAY MAY 3RD AT MADAME X, 94 WEST HOUSTON ST.
A Red Tie Nite of Noizz & Words: ‘Attractive People’ Album Release Show ft. Genre is Death, Sylvia Black, Skull Practitioners, Erica Mancini’s Electronium, Bob Bert, Martin Bisi, Stu Spasm, Liz Lamere, Ron Ward & More
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“Menacing and sexy, living in the dark urban corners where the roaches still roam” - Donita Sparks, L7
“Menacing and sexy, living in the dark urban corners where the roaches still roam” - Donita Sparks, L7
“A whirlwind of grinds, squalls, screams and power…” - Cynthia Sley, Bush Tetras
“Genre is Death is smart, feral, uncompromising, and diametrically opposed to an indie scene populated by floppy-hatted nepo babies content to recycle milquetoast rock music until the inheritance comes through.” - Erick Bradshaw, Bandcamp Daily
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