Rhode Island band Downtown Boys have stepped forth with their new track ‘Sirena’, taken from their upcoming LP Public Luxury, landing June 26th on Sub Pop.

No strangers to social commentary within the messaging of the music, ‘Sirena’ is a call to action as a voice that is meant to ring out during these current shaky times in the world. The music itself is an in your face punk rock hammer that slams with force.

Regarding the song, front woman Victoria Marie mentioned:

“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
The gem
La joya
The jewel
Divina
Divine
Preciosa
Precious

Las olas no se mienten
The waves never lie
Las ojos no se engañan
The eyes don’t deceive
Ya tenía en la mente
I’ve had her on my mind
Hacia atrás al frente
And she goes back to front”