{"id":45030,"date":"2026-03-29T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45030"},"modified":"2026-03-28T07:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:19:57","slug":"adult-release-uncompromising-new-album-kissing-luck-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45030","title":{"rendered":"ADULT. release uncompromising new album \u2018Kissing Luck Goodbye\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Detroit’s dystopian synth-punk duo ADULT. \u2014 Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller \u2014 have been making uncomfortable, uncompromising music for over 25 years, and if you thought they might be mellowing out, think again. Their 10th LP, ‘Kissing Luck Goodbye’<\/strong>, out now via Dais Records<\/strong>, is their most visceral, urgent, and flat-out furious record to date. Four middle fingers up. No apologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen \/ Share \/ Buy ‘Kissing Luck Goodbye’<\/em> here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Making of an Angry Record<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The road to ‘Kissing Luck Goodbye’<\/strong> was rough \u2014 and that’s putting it lightly. Kuperus battled chronic vertigo. The duo lost their close friend and collaborator Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb<\/strong>, to whom the album is dedicated. Studio air conditioners died. Car batteries (their sacred listening space) quit on them. A tariff-inflated subwoofer took months to arrive. And then, of course, there was the broader political hellscape pressing down on everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“We were stuck in the mud for quite a while after the election. We had all the concepts, but we would just be like, ‘What’s the point?’<\/em>” \u2014 Adam Lee Miller<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

But fury, it turns out, is a hell of a motivator. A Paris show during a run revisiting their bass-heavy \u2019Anxiety Always\u2019-era catalog lit the fuse back up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“We were in Paris, and the kids were stage diving. And I was like, this is rad. This is kind of the energy I want to get back into.<\/em>” \u2014 Nicola Kuperus<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Rather than retreat, ADULT. doubled down on process \u2014 new mics for the first time in 20 years, a sprawling sample library pulled from thrift store vinyl, old and unused ADULT. material, and fresh field recordings. Shop vacs through pedals. Layers on layers. At any given moment on this record, you’re hearing a dozen things happening at once in strange, dizzying, dissonant harmony. It’s a lot. It’s intentional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer Nolan Gray<\/strong> came on board through the most wonderfully chaotic origin story: he happened to be the host of the Airbnb where Kuperus and Miller were staying. Sometimes the universe throws you a bone, even when you’ve titled your album ‘Kissing Luck Goodbye’<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus Track: None of It’s Fun<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The duo is sharing None of It’s Fun<\/em> as the focus track \u2014 and yeah, the title says it all. Stream it below and let it rattle around in your skull for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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