Downtown Boys Share Third Single Sirena From Upcoming Album 'Public Luxury'
Thursday, 28 May 2026
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Kara Stowkowski
Downtown Boys have shared another single from their upcoming fourth album, and first in nine years.
The high-energy Sirena plays with the idea of being both a mythical figure and a guiding voice, and is inspired by one of singer Victoria Marie's late grandmother's favourite songs, Gema.
Head below to view the video, directed by visual artist Sarah Elawad, best known for her work on issues such as Sudan's underreported war and for creating the blooming-flower early-voting animation for Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to become mayor of New York City. On the song and accompanying video, Marie explained:
"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"
The track is the third preview of 'Public Luxury', due out on June 26 via Sup Pop. The Rhode Island punks introduced the follow-up to 2017's 'Cost Of Living' in March alongside the release of its opening track and first single, No Me Jodas (meaning "don't fuck me"), which they followed with the anti-ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement) second single, You're a Ghost, last month.
The band have a run of US dates supporting Gang Of Four scheduled for June, followed by headline shows in July. Head here for details. Tickets are on sale now.
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