Next show: New York City, Fri 30 Oct
An underground, nostalgic synthpop artist.
Alice Cohen is a musician and visual artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Growing up in Philadelphia, Cohen began playing her songs in coffee houses, when she was 14, then went on to sing and play in bands in the late 70s, honing her skills in disco cover bands. In 1979 she had her first release with Philly funk band Fun City, “Save the Best for Last” (Chrysalis Records), and in 1982 wrote the song “Deetour” for Atlantic Records’ disco singer Karen Young. In the 80’s she was in the synth-pop band The Vels (Polygram Records), and in the 90’s she sang and played bass with grunge band Die Monster Die (Roadrunner Records). In more recent years she has released 7 solo LPs. With “Artificial Fairytales”, her 6th, released through NNA Tapes, she was joined for the first time by members of her live band, Adrian Knight and David Lackner aka “The Channel 14 Weather Team”. Her 7th album, "Moonrising" was released in 2022., and also featured additional instrumentation from Knight and Lackner. Cohen's newest album Archaeology comes out on October 3, 2025. In addition to her musical output, Cohen is a visual artist known primarily for her work in stop motion collage animation. She has created numerous music videos, and her work has been shown in galleries and screenings worldwide.

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Alice Cohen plays whimsical outsider pop and synth-pop, blending 1980s new wave aesthetics with dreamy, experimental bedroom pop sensibilities.
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Before releasing a string of acclaimed solo albums, Cohen was the lead singer of the 1980s synth-pop band The Vels and is an accomplished stop-motion collage animator.