Post-punk trio PILGRIMS have released "Alien," the second single from upcoming new album, Gemini.
Stream the official "Alien" music video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocyq2W4JC5Q
Pre-order the new album, here: https://pilgrimsofyearning.bandcamp.com/album/gemini
Operating out of Boston, Massachusetts, PILGRIMS were initially known as Pilgrims of Yearning. The band was founded in 2018 by Chilean vocalist Juls Garat and Colombian musician Claudio Marcio, who met in Chile and emigrated together to the US.
Garat and Marcio put Pilgrims of Yearning on the map by way of a series of releases, most notably 2022's Hadal EP and its dreamy lead single, "La Mar." With rigid beats and stark basslines interlacing with ethereal guitars and synths, the songs paid homage to the early works of Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure, yet throbbed with their own heartbeat, unique to their makers.
Returning now with their first new music since Hadal, Garat, Marcio, and bassist Sean Woodbury have rechristened themselves, simply, PILGRIMS. Upcoming new album Gemini is the first release under the new name. Marcio gives this statement about the new, concise moniker: "With the name PILGRIMS, we reflect not only our spiritual journey, but our living experience as immigrants, our pilgrimage. The new album is touched by our experience as immigrants existing in this moment and place in history. We feel a lot of people can relate to the archetype of the traveler, the wanderer."
Gemini's second single, "Alien," sees Garat deliver her commanding vocals in both Spanish and English. She states: “'Alien' is the legal term used in this country to refer to non-citizens. The song talks about our experience after 10 years in the US and it only made sense to write a good portion of it in Spanish. It’s probably one of our most political songs."
The song's official music video consists of footage shot live at The Middle East in the band's hometown of Boston in 2025 on a bill with Turkish post-punks She Past Away.
In an age of division, PILGRIMS' music transcends nations and borders. Part of a global network of like-minded artists, from Turkey's She Past Away to Iceland's Kælan Mikla, PILGRIMS' impassioned sound taps into the humanity connecting all people.
Photo by Rachael Shorr
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