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ALDEN JONES (she/her) is an award-winning author and educator whose most recent book, Edge of the World, was an Autostraddle Most Anticipated Book for May and, since its release just a few weeks ago, has been featured in Conde Nast Traveler, Ms. Magazine, Slate, and The Lesbrary.

Twice nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, Alden is a world traveler who has been a Cuba Culture Expert on Royal Caribbean cruises, a professor on Semester at Sea, and an English teacher in Costa Rica. She's a current Fulbright Specialist and a professor at Emerson College, where she teaches creative writing and queer-themed literature classes.

Alden’s latest, Edge of the World: An Anthology of Queer Travel Writing is available, and you can catch up with the Author on Insta at @aldenjoneswriter

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A.M. BOYS combine the clean minimalism of the post-punk era with a contemporary approach to rhythm and arrangement.

Multi-instrumentalist/producer CHRIS MOORE (he/him) and electronic musician/vocalist and lyricist JOHN BLONDE (he/him) create and perform using synths, drum machines, space echo, and voice. A.M. Boys were originally introduced to each other by Louis Sherman (Locust) at an Aphex Twin listening party in New York in 2014.

The duo struck up an instant chemistry that resulted in an original batch of songs as early as 2018, leading to their first live performance: an opening slot for Suicide legend Martin Rev.

They sent Rev’s team one track, "Distance Decay," and were offered the slot the next day. This song became the title track of their debut album, Distance Decay, released in 2022.

The duo have also done DJ sets at many popular NYC venues. John Blonde is an electronic musician and songwriter who releases solo music as Muscle Club. He was also the principal member of NYC electronic band House of Blondes. Chris Moore is a record producer, engineer, mixer, and electronic musician who releases solo music as Light Vortex, While and other aliases. As a mixer, producer, and engineer, Moore has worked with: TV on the Radio, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansson & David Bowie, and the Foals, to name but a few.

Today, the electronic duo are finally releasing their sophomore effort, Present Phase which is out now. A large difference between A.M. Boys’ first album, Distance Decay, and Present Phase is an acknowledgement by the duo of a natural tension that exists between their classic pop side and their more experimental tendencies. Their new single OCEAN OCEAN is available on Bandcamp, Apple and Youtube.


You can find them on socials at amboysofficial on Facebook and @am_boys_music on Insta.