Immediately, treasured alt-rock outfit Taking Again Sunday shared “The One,” a brand-new observe — alongside their first music video in over 4 years. The anthemic love music preaches a message of positivity, and being within the second, harnessing “Posivibes,” which was fittingly the title of the unique riff Shaun Cooper wrote that would finally give strategy to “The One.” The accompanying, long-awaited video intimately follows the foursome as they put together to hit the street on tour.
“‘The One’ is a candy love music — full-on John Cusack holding a boombox,” the band say in a nod to the traditional ’80s cinema second in Say Anything. “We have been ready a very long time to share this music and we’re so excited that we lastly can. We hope you like it as a lot as we do.”
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As they gear as much as hit the street IRL, on the Unhappy Summer season nationwide tour, the Lengthy Islanders are giving us a style of their musical, and private, development with the observe itself — whereas satiating the viewers with parts of the TBS sound that’s constructed and carried their sturdy fanbase. Uplifting, with a sticky, easy refrain, “The One” delivers on the promise of positivity, one which Cooper crafted in certainly one of his darkest moments.
The band clarify, “This music got here from a riff that Shaun Cooper wrote the day he misplaced his grandmother whereas she was in a nursing residence initially of the COVID pandemic. Devastated with overpowering unhappiness, he discovered consolation in writing music and initially titled the riff ‘Posivibes’ in an effort to seek out some gentle by the darkness. He by no means shared the story of the title or how that riff got here along with us till after it was full. Shaun didn’t need his story affecting the final word which means of the music as a result of it’s truly an uplifting one.”
Taking Again Sunday are set to hit the street this summer season for a nationwide tour (they’re calling “Rad Summer season”), that features headlining the 16-date Unhappy Summer season Fest 2023 by July and extra dates in August and September.
See the video for “The One” beneath.
