That said, the band's new single, Petaluma, isn't your typical pop-punk rager. Instead, Tsunami Bomb go bittersweet this time around, leaning heavily on minor chords and mournful gang vocals during the track's refrain. The song is in many ways indicative of pop-punk's growth as a whole; rather than get riled up with irreverent references and inside jokes, the track shows a mature outlook on the commonplace tribulations of the average outcast trying to make their way in our shitty world.
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"Petaluma is about reaching a crossroad," says vocalist and keyboard player Oobliette Sparks, "and realizing after choosing your path that no matter how fast you run or how far you go, your past will find a way to catch up to you. How you decide to face it when it does is the only real path to finding absolution.”
Check out our exclusive premiere of Tsunami Bomb's Petaluma below: