New Colossus '26 Sunday Recap ft. Choses Sauvages, Sex Mask, and MAGDA
Well, we've made it to the end of the week. After six jam-packed days of non-stop music and vibes, we're feeling super emo that it's all over. To close things out, here's a final look at the bands we caught on our very last day.
ALIEN CHICKS (@alienchicksband)
London-based experimental power-punk.
Photos by @sabyanez
IN THE PINES (@inthepinesmusic)
Gazey psych-rock from Cincinnati.
Photos by @sabyanez
SEX MASK (@sexmasks)
Melbourne-based alternative post-punk.
Photos by @sabyanez
BED (@bbbbbbeeeeeedddddd)
Queer-gaze dream-pop from Berlin.
Photos by @maddiebarbar.t
SLOE NOON (@sloe_noon)
Dreamy grunge-pop from Hamburg.
Photos by @sabyanez
MAGDA (@magda1999___)
Incredibly addicting indie-post-rock from London.
Photos by @sabyanez
SORRY FACE (@sorryfaceband)
Pittsburgh-based garage-rock with extra noise.
Photos by @sabyanez
SAMWOY (@sam.woy)
Alternative electro-pop from Montreal.
Photos by @maddiebarbar.t
LANE (@lanetotalwar)
Boston-based indie-art-rock.
Photos by @maddiebarbar.t
TUKAN (@tukan_band)
Genre-blurring electronic post-rock jazz from Belgium.
Photos by @sabyanez
CHOSES SAUVAGES (@chosessauvages)
An exhilarating disco-rock post-punk experience (from Montreal).
Photos by @sabyanez
TWO-MAN GIANT SQUID (@twomangiantsquid)
Brooklyn-based dreamy dance-rock.
Photos by @sabyanez
ZINNIA'S GARDEN (@zinnias_garden)
Ethereal Pittsburgh-based indie-rock.
Photos by @sabyanez
This concludes our New Colossus Festival coverage for 2026. A huge shoutout to all the incredible bands who performed during week–and to the festival’s founders for having us back, and for bringing an extra sense of life to the Lower East Side each year. You know who you are.
See you next year.
Keep up with New Colossus Festival '27 updates here, and future RIP PRESENTS show coverage via our Instagram here.
