Downtown Boys find new ways to speak through memory on ‘Sirena’

Downtown Boys find new ways to speak through memory on ‘Sirena’

There is something unusual about Sirena. While it retains the collective energy that has defined Downtown Boys for over a decade, the track is driven by a different force: memory. Since their inception, this Providence-based band has been crafting a unique punk style that defies easy classification. Their music is bilingual, danceable and rebellious, with the saxophone at its core, and a political edge that is inseparable from it. But here they …