Downtown BoysBest Downtown Boys Albums Ranked
7.8
Avg Score
8
Opinions
4
Albums
5
Reviewers
Summary from 8 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Downtown Boys's catalog across 4 albums from 8 opinions, with an overall average of 7.8/10. The top-rated Downtown Boys album is Cost of Living (2017) with a 7.8/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by Full Communism and Public Luxury. The discography on Wavelength spans 2015 to 2026. A Wall ranks as the highest-rated Downtown Boys song on Wavelength with a 8.1/10 average.
Cost of Living
“If you’re particularly invested in harmonic vocals and gentle soundscapes, turn away now. Otherwise, strap in. Providence’s Downtown Boys are back with their third album, and ‘Cost of Living’ is a fierce offering that takes aim at fascism, queerphobia, capitalism, and racism in a howl of cathartic energy. On the surface, the record seems to be straightforward meat-and-potatoes DIY punk. But let’s ”
Public Luxury
“Nine years since their last album, the Providence punks return with another record dripping with righteous fury—and a punchier, newly polished sound to get the message across as clearly as possible.”
Full Communism
“The Providence-based Downtown Boys create fiery punk rock with a sharp political edge. Their lyrics challenge white hegemony, entitled bro culture, and more while the music offers a distinctive mix of buzzsaw guitars and saxophone.”
Cost of Living
“On their latest LP, produced by Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto, Downtown Boys present their thundering political punk with a richer sound. Singer Victoria Ruiz presses deep into the poetics of confrontation.”
Public Luxury
“Leaner, louder, and still full of righteous fury, America's greatest leftist dance-rock band brings the fire on their third album.”
Full Communism
“This Rhode Island hardcore band’s 2015 LP, Full Communism, was refreshing both in its white-knuckled attack and its far-left specificity (see “100% Inheritance Tax”). Produced by Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto, the Boys’ third album comes with the potent sonic upgrade they deserve. The blaring sax outro “Lips That Bite” brings to mind the Seventies revelations of X-Ray Spex. But Downtown Boys aren’t about”
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