Bedbug

The Los Angeles-based bedbug have announced their fourth full-length album (“pack your bags the sun is growing”) for March 15th. Released through Boston’s Disposable America label, this will be their first album in nearly four years, and their first material of any kind since 2022’s self-titled EP.

bedbug is the evolving project of Dylan Gamez Citron (they/them), which has grown from a solo project in Boston, MA (comprised of Casio synths, loop pedals, and cassette tapes) to a full-fledged indie rock band. They debuted in 2016 with if ‘i got smaller grew wings and flew away for good’ (released through the cult favorite Z Tapes cassette label) which earned significant acclaim and became something of a Bandcamp DIY classic.

Citron’s fledgling efforts impressed Run For Cover Records who then released bedbug’s "i’ll count to heaven in years without seasons" (2018) and “life like moving pictures” (2020) albums via their Joy Void imprint. This period saw bedbug continue to reach new fans through gorgeous write-ups from top outlets all across the world, and live performances with the likes of Japanese Breakfast, Grouper, Lomelda, Snail Mail, Strange Ranger, yourarmsaremycocoon, and Frog.

On March 15th, the now LA-based bedbug will release their fourth album “pack your bags the sun is growing” through Disposable America. As their first LP to be recorded in a studio and to feature a full band, this iteration of bedbug has a new urgency, offering an unashamed love letter to indie rock greats like Built to Spill, Cap'n Jazz, Modest Mouse, and Broken Social Scene, whilst preserving the lofi energy and bedroom pop heart of their previous works. Conceptually, the album is kaleidoscopic, blending confessional lyricism with surrealist storytelling. It is available now for pre-order and the lead single, “halo on the interstate,” is out now.

Artist Quote:

“This is a bit of a new direction for bedbug, the entire record was recorded in-studio. We put a lot of love into it, and made sure there's still lots to love for the longtime "lofi" fans. I'm a bit nervous about this one, it's been a few years since I've put out new music. it's also the most ambitious bedbug album by far, so I appreciate everyone who's been sticking with me!” – Dylan Gamez Citron

bedbug Press:

"bedbug is a project marked by hushed intimacy...Papered from beginning to end with ideas and discursions that feel restlessly poignant." – STEREOGUM

"bedbug stands out as one of the more earnest, heartfelt releases in recent memory. Channelling Sam Ray’s intimate Casio-pop productions as Julia Brown and Ricky Eat Acid, the songwriter lays bare the frustrating realities of fading relationships as they string together track after track of shimmering lo-fi bliss. Packed with gorgeous melodies and wrapped in cassette-deck warmth..." – SPIN

"bedbug layers windy sounds and Spanish dialogue with singer Dylan Citron's own flickering vocals. In our dreams they and Sidney Gish are playing a show in an Allston basement together right at this exact second." – THE FADER

"The gentlest of albums, full of subdued drums, foggy synths and distant voices. An absolute gem that floats by on a breeze." – BANDCAMP DAILY

“At first glance, lo-fi musician bedbug seems like one of those tiny voices hidden in the general mix of a crowd, like an overlooked classmate who has a story to tell but is too shy to tell it. The closer you look, though, the Boston-based musician begins to transform…Dylan Citron, the person behind the Bedbug moniker, turns the sound of music into something that exceeds the normal obligations of music. It comforts and reminds, even if those two actions seem to be at odds on the regular.” – NINA CORCORAN (DIGBOSTON)

“Flirts with those pristine guitar sounds, the brightly ringing sort you might find on an Owls album; it works really well, setting the tone for some back and forth structural maneuvering. In the vocals, you have that gentleness, but also the delivery reminds me of the earnestness of early Good Morning or Hovvdy.” – AUSTIN TOWN HALL

"Fans of indie rock, rejoice: bedbug’s Dylan Citron is here to finally bring the long-dead genre back." – POST-TRASH