“Too romantic for the punks, too fierce for the goths. We play passionate post-punk.”
DECEITS have always existed in the space between devotion and defiance. Formed in Los Angeles in late 2021, the project began as a shared language between longtime friends Kevin Moreno and Francisco Saenz and has since expanded into a trio—an evolution that sharpened both their physical force and emotional reach. Their songs don’t posture or reenact a scene; they move with intent, driven by rhythm, memory, and the lived weight behind every line.
Rooted in post-punk’s discipline but guided by melody and intimacy, DECEITS balance romance and abrasion without nostalgia or irony. Basslines press forward, drums lock into motion, and Moreno’s vocals carry restraint and release in equal measure. Filtered through a distinctly contemporary Chicano perspective, their music is built for crowded rooms and close quarters—where connection happens face to face and momentum is earned rather than assumed.
That approach has steadily elevated DECEITS within Los Angeles’ underground and beyond. The band have headlined packed hometown shows, performed at landmark venues including the El Rey Theatre, and appeared at Cruel World Festival, placing them firmly within the modern lineage of post-punk acts reshaping the genre on their own terms.
February 2026 marks a new chapter: DECEITS’ first European tour. Rather than a broad sweep, the band opted for a tightly routed run through Central and Eastern Europe—clubs over comfort, momentum over spectacle. The route opens in the Czech Republic, cuts through Germany, pauses for a key festival appearance in the Netherlands, then continues west and south through France and Switzerland before turning southeast into the Balkans. It closes where it began, after a dense stretch of back-to-back nights that favors sweat, proximity, and word-of-mouth energy over polish.
After a run of singles that spread quietly and then all at once, DECEITS released their debut full-length, If There’s No Heaven…, independently in November 2023. Tracks like “Drowning In An Empty Sea” and “Mi Amor, Mi Vampira” carried the record outward, opening doors to national touring and higher-profile stages without sanding down the band’s urgency. It’s post-punk driven by motion and memory—music that knows where it comes from while staying locked on where it’s going.
Catch DECEITS on their first European tour:
- 04/02 – Brno, Czechia — @Kabinet_muz
- 05/02 – Leipzig, Germany — @Moritzbastei
- 06/02 – Berlin, Germany — @urban_spree
- 08/02 – The Hague, Netherlands — @grauzone_festival
- 11/02 – Paris, France — @Cavessaintsabin
- 13/02 – Kreuzlingen, Switzerland — @Horstklub
- 18/02 – Zagreb, Croatia — @Akc.attack
- 19/02 – Budapest, Hungary — @a38ship
- 20/02 – Bratislava, Slovakia — @pinkwhale
- 21/02 – Ostrava, Czechia — @barrakclub
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