Alien Boy

Indie rock outfit Alien Boy combine a riffy pop punk sensibility with shimmery shoegaze textures and moody, self-conscious outsider perspectives. With its origins rooted in the Portland, Oregon, D.I.Y. scene, their first album, Sleeping Lessons, appeared in 2018. They upped the production quality and solidified their sound without curtailing dissonance or angst on releases like 2021's Don't Know What I Am and 2025's breakup-inspired You Wanna Fade? Formed in 2015 by vocalist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sonia Weber, guitarist Caleb Misclevitz, and drummer Derek McNeil, an...