{"id":37600,"date":"2026-05-04T07:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=37600"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:06:07","slug":"album-review-first-boy-on-the-moon-demons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/album-review-first-boy-on-the-moon-demons\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: First Boy On The Moon || Demons"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a blue<\/a> debut (self-titled<\/a>, 2021) and a red<\/a> follow-up (Cybergirl<\/em><\/a>, 2024), First Boy On The Moon returns to earth with Demons<\/em><\/a>, a third LP dressed in green, featuring legendary drag queen Divine<\/a> as the fluorescent cover star.\u00a0Across the ten new songs, David Pedroza (vocals, guitars, bass) sings about isolation, inner conflict, and the push-pull between self-destruction and self-determination. Characters such as single parents, lost dreamers, and drifting antiheroes grapple with “demons” both literal and metaphorical, often caught between apathy and the urge to break free. I guess Divine’s face represents the album\u2019s lonely, strange, theatrical, and defiantly ugly world, and the kind of larger-than-life, grotesque, and oddly liberating forces that the 1970s\/80s icon embodied.<\/p>\n

The sound here is solid, much less excessive than the foregoing suggests, but upbeat guitars, melancholic synths, and inviting vocals keep things compelling for the entire 38 minutes. The Malm\u00f6, Sweden-based musician blends wiry alt-rock with glossy pop hooks, which makes us dance on the edge of doubt and desire: “Hey get out and find the answer \/\/ You are the captain of the ship \/\/ In a port of fire.”<\/p>\n