New Music: Agender – Astro Tarot

Los Angeles outfit Agender describe themselves as “synthy paranoid post-punk with a dash of dysmorphic desire.” They certainly deliver on that description with their new single Astro Tarot – watch the video below.

It’s a track that refuses to fit in any box or genre and is undoubtedly the better for that. It’s post-punk for sure, especially in terms of the unbridled vocals. But it takes in and energises elements of primal 70s rock and punk, plus hints of electroclash and an air of Gothic theatricality. It uses the purposeful anger, and righteous darkness of those genres to take the listener on a helter-skelter ride into the realms of the unknown.

They say about Astro Tarot, “The song is an ode to Tarot and Astrology and the role they play in diffusing the anxiety of the unknown, and in navigating an ever-disorienting world. It’s a reminder that ultimately intuition and free will prevail, as does the punk spirit.”

Head over to Agender’s Facebook and Instagram pages for more details on how to stream Astro Tarot. You can listen to more of the band’s music on Spotify and YouTube Music. Astro Tarot will feature on Agender’s upcoming album, which is due out later this year.

Agender are Romy Hoffman on vocals and guitar, Cristy Michel on bass, Sara Rivas on synths, and Christy Greenwood on drums. The video for Astro Tarot was directed by Alex the Brown.