Today, treasured alt-rock outfit Taking Back Sunday shared “The One,” a brand-new track — alongside their first music video in over 4 years. The anthemic love track 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 highway on tour.
“‘The One’ is a sweet love song — full-on John Cusack holding a boombox,” the band say in a nod to the traditional ’80s cinema second in Say Anything. “We’ve been waiting a long time to share this song and we’re so excited that we finally can. We hope you love it as much as we do.”
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As they gear as much as hit the highway IRL, on the Sad Summer nationwide tour, the Long Islanders are giving us a style of their musical, and private, progress with the track itself — whereas satiating the viewers with parts of the TBS sound that’s constructed and carried their sturdy fanbase. Uplifting, with a sticky, clean refrain, “The One” delivers on the promise of positivity, one which Cooper crafted in one in every of his darkest moments.
The band clarify, “This song came from a riff that Shaun Cooper wrote the day he lost his grandmother while she was in a nursing home at the start of the COVID pandemic. Devastated with overpowering sadness, he found comfort in writing music and initially titled the riff ‘Posivibes’ in an effort to find some light through the darkness. He never shared the story of the title or how that riff came together with us until after it was complete. Shaun didn’t want his story affecting the ultimate meaning of the song because it’s actually an uplifting one.”
Taking Back Sunday are set to hit the highway this summer time for a nationwide tour (they’re calling “Rad Summer”), that features headlining the 16-date Sad Summer Fest 2023 by July and further dates in August and September.
See the video for “The One” beneath.
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