About

 The Repressions are an indie band from NYC, featuring Barbara Dragon and Nate Lay. The Repressions play lively shows every month all over New York City, and livestream twice a week on Twitch, incorporating prizes and original artwork into their performance.Their songs can jump genres with literary lyrics, guitars, synth, and two powerful voices full of melodic harmony. Their style has been described as “forest-music” and “ethereal indie rock” (BORO Magazine March 2018) and “music to feel your feelings to” (queensnycmusic.com).

The band dedicates their music to anyone who has ever been ridiculed for being sensitive, kind, smart, or ill.

The Repressions formed in February 2015 with Barbara Dragon and Ben Absurdo. In 2017, Nate Lay began collaborating with them, bringing a second powerful voice and elaborate guitar and lyrical skills. Ben took leave in early 2019 to finish his Master’s degree, but never fear! They still jam and play board games together and are the best of friends.

As a duo, Nate and Barbara have a dedicated vision, and use every resource available to create, especially their art backgrounds. The Repressions are first and foremost about music, but the band also has its own comics, artwork, memes, fiction, and more.

The Repressions are also vegan for the animals, and defend the vulnerable at any chance they get, human or non-human.

The Repressions hope to make others feel less alone, by exploring and expressing that activism, feelings, and emotional honesty are strengths.