Watch Downtown Boys’ Official Video For New Single “Sirena”

Downtown Boys are sharing “Sirena,” the empowered-by-the-ancestors new single from Public Luxury, today on all digital streaming services. It is accompanied by an official video directed by Sarah Elawad, a visual artist known for work responding to issues including Sudan’s ongoing and underreported war, and who created the immediately iconic blooming-flower early-voting animation for Zohran Mamdani’s campaign.   “Sirena” is often translated as “mermaid” or “mythical temptress.” Here on Public Luxury, it is about a literal calling: a siren, a voice, a compass to help navigate an incredibly complicated and messy world. “Sirena” is inspired by one of singer Victoria Marie’s late grandmother’s favorite songs, “Gema,” written by Los Dandys and reenvisioned by many, including Javier Solis and Vicente Fernández.   Band member Victoria Marie elaborates further on the song and music video: “Sirena” brings together both earthly and divine concepts of what drives, moves, and calls us to action bigger than ourselves. Sirena is often translated from Spanish into English as “mermaid”. The idea of a sirena as a guiding body essentially bending gravity and drawing one to the liminal space, whether it is where water meets sand or where our desire for a world where we are all free meets the reality that we have a lot of work to do. We are honored to have a video by Sarah Elawad that takes sublime archival footage that beautifully bends the mundanity of the time it takes for a flower to grow or a horse to race. We envision this song as a reminder that all of us have that siren in the form of a person, idea, dream, or gem that reflects light in darkness. The lyrics are an ode to the siren: La gema La joya Divina Preciosa Las olas no se mienten Las ojos no se engañan Ya tenía en la mente Hacia atrás al frente   The gem The jewel Divine Precious The waves never lie The eyes don’t deceive I’ve had her on my mind And she goes back to front Downtown Boys’ live dates for summer 2026 begin Tuesday, June 23rd in Hamden, CT at Space Ballroom and run through Friday, July 25th in Burlington, VT at Foam Brewers. The band supports Gang of Four in June, followed by headline shows in July.  Downtown Boys have also scheduled two shows for September in Buffalo (Sep. 25th) and Mississauga, ON (Sep. 26th). Additional shows will be announced soon. Please find a full list of dates below.   Tue. Jun. 23 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom* Wed. Jun. 24 - Holyoke, MA - Holyoke Media^ Thu. Jun. 25 - Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater* Fri. Jun. 26 - Willimantic, CT - St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Sat. Jun. 27 - Portland, ME - State Theater* Sun. Jun. 28 - East Greenwich, RI - Odeum* Wed. Jul. 15 - Columbus, OH - Spacebar # Thu. Jul. 16 - Detroit, MI - Third Man Records # Sat. Jul. 18 - Cleveland, OH - Happy Dog # Sun. Jul. 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Bottlerocket Social Hall # Tue.Jul. 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s # Wed. Jul. 22 - Washington, DC - DC9 Nightclub # Thu. Jul. 23 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right % Fri. Jul. 24 - Somerville, MA - NICE, A Fest Sat. Jul. 25 - Burlington, VT - Foam Brewers Fri. Sep. 25 - Buffalo, NY - Rec Room Sat. Sep. 26 - Mississauga, ON - Second Summer Festival   * with Gang of Four # with Pop Music Fever Dream ^ with Perennial % with Ratas en Zelo