Lukka and the sparkling retro future pop manifestations of "Tomboi" (Official Video)

 

"Evening sky / Turning into red / Boy in town / Lights a cigarette..."

The sparkling retro future pop manifestations of "Tomboi" by Lukka, a NYC-based psychedelic synth-rock band led by Germany born singer songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Franzi Szymkowiak with Ashley Gonzalez (bass) and Simon “SiFi” Fishburn (drums), snap / crackle and pop in wonderfully dreamy ways with propulsive bass grooves, perfect in the pocket drumming with electronic slaps, ultra cool spacey synth arpeggios, all as a comely off kilter framework for Franzi's vocal countenance that flows somewhere between whispery cool and trippily commanding. I mentioned the retro futuristic vibe which I realize sound oxymoronic but within film and all forms of art, the sort of blend of before and yet to be artistically creates interesting tensions and I think in "Tomboi" the synth sound with ghosts of computerized constructions or kind of casio-fied aesthetics add to that almost imperceptible feeling of vintage futurism. Not sure if I am even conveying what is in my head in the correct way but I love culture cues from different times in art as touchstones to connect with and I feel 80's new wave and mid aughts puzzle pieces being smashed together along with even 60's blues / dance / surfy constructions that when mixed pushes abstract envelopes. Some of those touchstones like doo wop (and by extension doo wop punk), alt pop, fantasy rock / new wave and indie rock have me feeling a sort of connective cross-generational  amalgamic tissue of artists like The Honeys, Melody's Echo Chamber, Empire Of The Sun, Metric. 

Loving the dance, digging the vibe and where it makes my head go.

Franzi about "Tomboi":

"The song started with a guitar riff I actually came up with on the synth. It had this cool melody, so I just kept building around it—messing with chords, letting it loop, seeing where it wanted to go. The lyrics flew through me and kinda showed up out of nowhere. You know it's one of those songs where you have to figure out what you meant after it’s already done. I guess “Tomboi” is about tapping into both your masculine and feminine sides—and actually loving that mix. I feel it’s also a self-celebration of my Gemini energy, leaning into that duality and just owning it." 

-Robb Donker Curtius

LINER NOTES (excerpted / bracketed):       

[Lukka is a NYC-based psychedelic synth-rock band blending space rock, neo-psychedelia, and synth-driven indie music into melody-driven, atmospheric songs. Led by songwriter and band leader Franzi Szymkowiak, with Ashley Gonzalez (bass) and Simon “SiFi” Fishburn (drums), the band focuses on groove, repetition, and immersive textures. Lukka’s third album, Wendekind, builds on the psychedelic rock foundation of Something Human while pushing further into space-forward, synth-heavy production. Recorded at Transmitter Park Studios and produced by Abe Seiferth, the album explores loss, memory, and metaphysical themes centered on understanding one’s place in the universe.]

LYRICS

Evening sky
Turning into red
Boy in town
Lights a cigarette

Living twin
Never disagrees
To be bound
To form a unity

Gemini forever
Slowly feel the inside
One and one together
Through the fields

Morning sky
Watch the baby blue
Girl in town
Shoobedoobedoo

Living twin
Forever in me
Forming love synchronicity

Gemini forever
Slowly feel the inside

Never forget where you came from

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Lukka is a NYC-based psychedelic synth-rock band blending space rock, neo-psychedelia, and synth-driven indie music into melody-driven, atmospheric songs. Led by songwriter and band leader Franzi Szymkowiak, with Ashley Gonzalez (bass) and Simon “SiFi” Fishburn (drums), the band focuses on groove, repetition, and immersive textures. Lukka’s third album, "Wendekind", builds on the psychedelic rock foundation of Something Human while pushing further into space-forward, synth-heavy production. Recorded at Transmitter Park Studios and produced by Abe Seiferth, the album explores loss, memory, and metaphysical themes centered on understanding one’s place in the universe.






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