Lip Critic

Lip Critic is an electropunk band from Brooklyn, New York. They are currently signed to Partisan Records. The band utilises two drummers, alongside samplers and vocals. The band started playing together in 2018. They chose the name "Lip Critic" as it sounded like "Dada-esque nonsense". They released two EPs - 2019's Kill Lip Critic and 2020's Lip Critic II. In 2024 they released their debut album Hex Dealer to critical acclaim. The band started work on a follow-up, but this was scrapped after their interactions with a fan who had stolen Bret Kaser's identity, and believed the band was sending him secret messages. They used this as the basis for their second album, Theft World, which was released in 2026. To promote the album, they carried out a series of concerts in non-traditional venues, such as a laundromat, a basement and a boxing ring.