Lip Critic Announce New Album Theft World, Share Lead Single

NYC noisemakers Lip Critic are gearing up to return with a brand new album. It’s called Theft World, and it drops May 1st via Partisan Records. Along with the announcement of the new LP, the band has unveiled the lead single, “Legs in a Snare.” Watch the unsettling music video below.

As the electronic punk act tells it, the origins of the seemingly half-conceptual Theft World began while the band was touring their Partisan debut, Hex Dealer. Frontman Bret Kaser discovered his identity had been stolen, and that, furthermore, his information had been used to make hundreds of purchases — including his own band’s full discography on Bandcamp.

After tracking down the scammer, the crew learned it was a young fan (reportedly wearing a Five Nights at Freddy’s hoodie) who proudly confessed to the crime. The fan went on to explain that he believed there were hidden messages and codes littered throughout the Lip Critic catalog, and that he had merely been following the breadcrumb trail left for dedicated listens to find. Instead of calling the police, the bandmembers sat the kid down and recorded his imagined lore, which, though wild and at times incoherent, was captivating enough to lay the groundwork for what would become Theft World.