Los Angeles post-punk outfit Agender are back with a new album, Dizzyland, and a lead single that captures the exhilarating danger of falling in love. The band has unveiled “Breathless,” a fast-moving, buzzy track accompanied by a music video inspired by Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave classic of the same name.
Described as fast, fun, frantic, and a little fatalistic, Dizzyland is the group’s fourth studio album. Entirely self-produced and recorded at the band’s rehearsal studio, the record takes aim at a world increasingly consumed by technology, AI anxiety, climate concerns, and general existential dread — all wrapped in Agender’s energetic post-punk sound.
“Breathless” explores the intoxicating and sometimes dangerous side of romance. Frontwoman Romy Hoffman describes it as that moment when attraction takes over and fate seems impossible to escape. The accompanying video, directed by Hoffman and bandmate Sara Rivas, puts a queer spin on Godard’s cinematic classic.
Formed in 2011 as Hoffman’s solo punk project, Agender have steadily developed their own distinctive blend of post-punk, disco-punk, synth-punk, and pop-punk. The current lineup features Hoffman, Heather Hellskiss, Christy Greenwood, and Sara Rivas. Their previous album, 2025’s Berserk, delivered ten tracks of danceable chaos tackling consumerism, love addiction, and existential uncertainty.
With Dizzyland, the band continues looking at the absurdity of modern life without losing its sense of humor or its appetite for a good dance. As Hoffman puts it, “We’re just doing the damn thing, dancing on the edge of oblivion.”