\u201cThough Control\u201d<\/a>. <\/p>\n The band describes the album as more akin to dark character portraits rather than straightforward confessionals. \u201cWith this album, we explored writing stories about fictional characters instead of ourselves, leaning into a darker and more cinematic tone,\u201d says the band. \u201cWe wanted to make their extreme intrusive thoughts feel relatable while creating sounds that capture the intensity, confusion, and emotional complexity of dysfunctional relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today, ahead of the album\u2019s full release, the band are sharing an unheard highlight from the record, \u201cPuppy Eyes,\u201d premiering with Under the Radar.<\/p>\n
\u201cPuppy Eyes\u201d brims with nervy nocturnal energy and playful guitar lines, conjuring up a tone that blends breezy, infectious melody with a darker undercurrent. The track is paced like a well-crafted story, offering easy and placid charms on the surface while steadily revealing more of what\u2019s in store. The band\u2019s surf-tinged guitar licks and bright, hook-laden chorus both imply a vintage lovestruck pop song, but they cleverly subvert expectations. They end the track on an instrumental breakdown full of hard-edge grooves and discordant, off-kilter guitar soloing as the lyrics take on a sinister tone: \u201cOnly for a second \/ Who am I \/ My thoughts are all demented \/ Who am I\u2026\u2018Cause I don\u2019t want to do it, no \/ I only want to be with you.\u201d <\/p>\n
The band describes the track as \u201cA song about a stalker who is obsessed with a person to a point of delusion. The character has some clear mental illness but is not always able to identify it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Check out the song below. When The Lights Went Out <\/i>is out everywhere tomorrow, July 24th. You can also find the band\u2019s upcoming tour dates below.<\/p>\n