Astral Punk

I played a couple songs for friends, and one came back saying, this is something he’d want to listen to later at night, outside under the stars - perhaps with a few libations… But in the conversation, he dropped the term Astral Punk. YES! This is exactly what I wanted… a new genre, blending some shoegaze elements with punk, emo, pop-punk for those big choruses and sing-a-longs.

Working it up, here’s the best description yet of what’s to come:

Imagine a genre that's like gazing at the stars from a gritty city rooftop. "Astral punk" would blend spacey, atmospheric synths and dreamy, otherworldly tones with the raw energy and rebellious spirit of punk rock. You’d have driving guitars and punchy rhythms, but layered with cosmic soundscapes, maybe even some synth arpeggios or reverb-soaked vocals that feel like they're echoing through the universe.

Lyrically, it could dive into themes of exploration, existential journeys, or the feeling of being a cosmic misfit—someone both grounded in punk’s rebellious attitude and reaching for something bigger and more ethereal.

In short, "astral punk" is a genre you could imagine as a fusion of starry-eyed wonder and the edgy pulse of the underground.