Red Ribbon - "Gang Star"

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Red Ribbon, the musical project of Emma Danner, has always leaned more into the indie rock side of the modern day indie rock meets alt-pop genre. Her latest single, "Gang Star," is interesting in that it's more of a straight up rock song and a straight up pop song than we normally hear from Red Ribbon. It has an insatiable groove and musically is a rocker, but Danner is singing more like a pop star than she normally does. It's a fun single with an underlying menace to it, and enough indie rock flourishes to keep the entire thing engaging. As music critics and journalists are starting to get their best of the year lists ready, expect a lot to be blown up by Red Ribbon's new album when it is released Friday.

Emma Danner says of her latest single:

“I never felt like I could write about sex and drugs until recently. I don’t care anymore which is nice. I’ve always had fun being deviant, and I’m tired of censoring my art because of my shame, or guilt, or whatever this feeling is. Conversationally, I’m pretty open about things. But in my previous work, I felt very philosophical in my approach to dark subject matter. Now I feel direct.”

You can watch the video for "Gang Star" below. Red Ribbon's self-titled debut album is due out November 1 on Danger Collective Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Red Ribbon, check out the artist on Instagram and Facebook. Upcoming live dates are below the video.


11/30/24 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon

03/04/25-03/09/25 - New York, NY - The New Colossus Festival

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