- The cover art for Celine Neon
There’s party music that tries to drown out the sad stuff, and then there’s the party music that brings the baggage along for the ride. Celine Neon’s new self-titled EP blasts the beats, but it doesn’t shy away from heavy emotions. On the Chicago trio’s debut, singers Emily Nejad and Maggie Kubley dive into lyrics about depression (or “depresh,” as they abbreviate it), exhaustion, and meaningless sex. But that doesn’t mean the music isn’t fun; Nejad and Kubley’s dueling vocals navigate choppy grime rhythms from producer Will Kubley (Maggie’s younger brother), who keeps the tempo up even on the spooky “Cycle.”
