The misfits of genre-bending their pop-punk sound, 5 Seconds of Summer, is back and changing things up yet again with their out-of-the-box new single, “NOT OK.” Featuring a little bit of angst, FU energy, and the traditional 5SOS shot of hyped up fuel we’ve all come to love about the band, is a single that takes things to a whole new soundscape that challenges listeners’ own interpretations.
With the release of “NOT OK,” 5 Seconds of Summer has set the runway for their upcoming studio album, EVERYONE’S A STAR!, which is set to release on November 14 via Republic Records. Alongside the new single drop, the band has also released a visualizer created by Mark Lawrence, which very subtly captures the band’s new era.
On the topic of their new single, Luke Hemmings shares, “It has the older 5 Seconds of Summer energy, but it’s different—which is the whole M.O. of this chapter. Lyrically, it’s about letting out the darker side of yourself and embracing it. The song is also a nod to the band itself. We pull those sides out of each other.”
Continuing, Luke shares about the band’s upcoming album, “This band is made of four people who could all have their own solo albums where they do it all, sing it all, and write it all. EVERYONE’S A STAR! embodies all of that. We were teenagers at the beginning of 5 Seconds of Summer. We were writing with more naivete, but we said what we were thinking. As time goes on, you tend to get a bit more cautious about what you say, but I think this record has more of our original spirit—but with 15 years of wisdom and a dash of reckless abandon.”
5 Seconds of Summer’s latest single, “NOT OK,” can be streamed now across your favorite streaming platforms. If you’re into physical media, you can also now pre-order the band’s upcoming studio album via their website, which includes a pretty nice-looking “pink glitter” vinyl, a picture disc, or your standard CD.
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