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First Listen: Diet Cig, 'Swear I'm Good At This'

The pop-punk duo's debut album will give those weathering tough times the confidence to pick themselves up and dance.
Diet Cig's new album, <em>Swear I'm Good At This</em>, comes out April 7.

Alex Luciano is a guitar-slinging human tornado on a Pixy Stix bender. As the singer, guitarist and one half of the undeniably charming duo Diet Cig, Luciano is known to bop, flail and high-kick around the stage. And that boundless exuberance is infectious, coaxing crowds into pop-punk sock hops. It's also emblematic of the joyful musical bond between Luciano and drummer Noah Bowman, who can frequently be spotted

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