I can only guess that a “diet cig” is a cigarette of some kind that one smokes while on a diet? As I don’t smoke, nor am I on a diet, I can’t comment. No matter though, for I do know that it’s also the name of a cool pop duo from New York. Come October 1st, that same “slop pop” two-piece, Diet Cig, will release their new three-track EP, I Don’t Like Driving Like I Used To. Featuring one new acoustic rendition and two alternative versions of tracks lifted off of their beloved LP, Do You Wonder About Me?, released last year via Frenchkiss Records.
Diet Cig – comprised of Alex Luciano and Noah Bowman – recently shared the alt-version of the short-but-sweet “Priority Mail“, stating with that release:
“This spring we chose to go back in the studio and rerecord a few tracks from our album, as a practice in intuitive music making and as a nod to this album that has really gotten us through the past year and a half. We went in with no rules, just with the idea that we wanted to play with these songs and explore new sounds for the tracks. We had a lot of fun giving ‘Priority Mail’ a more light hearted feel, in contrast to the moodiness of the original. We both played all the parts in collaboration with Chris Daly at Salvation Recording Co. in New Paltz. It felt really healing to dive into this process around the 1 year mark of the album release!!”
Pre-order the I Don’t Like Driving Like I Used To EP over here. And if you’re coming back to this article after October 1st, then it’s already out! Crazy how time works. If you want more Diet Cig, they’ve also contributed to The Metallica Blacklist LP, a compilation of 50 artists covering every song off of the Black Album, with the pair offering their take on “The Unforgiven.”
