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Netflix has been known to cancel fan-favorite shows after the three season mark, when a show tends to grow more expensive and just when the getting is not merely good but irresistible. Now I’ll never know what terror that Zombie Olyphant would have wreaked upon, say, a snotty real estate agent portrayed by Joel McHale. Fortunately, the streaming service recognized the game it had in Outer Banks, so that the aftermath of finding the gold deserved more reflection while shining light on additional perilous adventures for the Pogues.

The soapy mystery-thriller series will return for a fourth season — a vaunted status for any streaming series to achieve, so let’s talk about what John B. devotees can expect from the central group’s next gamble, which involves a reverse time jump:

Plot

First, the Pogues will be attempting to be regular young people with regular lives, albeit in a gorgeous setting. They even crafted their own commercial for a new “island essentials” business, the Kildare County Surf Shop:

The good times won’t last, however. Outer Banks will travel back in time after the their season ended with an 18-month leap into the future that came with an eye toward Blackbeard’s treasure. The fourth season will follow the El Dorado gold discovery and subsequent attempts for the group to live “a ‘normal life’ running a tour-based business at their “new safe haven,” which they are calling “Poguelandia 2.0.” That peace doesn’t last long, according to the season’s description:

But after some financial setbacks, John B, Sarah, Kiara, JJ, Pope, and Cleo take Wes up on his offer, drawn back into the “G” game for a whole new adventure. But before they know it, they’re well in over their heads, with dangerous new enemies hot on their heels racing them to the treasure. Meanwhile, their problems are only growing, and they’re forced to question their past, present, and future – who they really are, has it all been worth it, and how much are they willing to risk?

Naturally, new forces will be maneuvering around them. Those include a face familiar to The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live viewers. Pollyanna McIntosh will portray “Dalia, a revolutionary-like leader and worldly baddie on a plunder who comes face-to-face with the Pogues.” Those who viscerally recall the trash-compactor episode of The Walking Dead might sense an ominous cloud forming, so watch out, Pogues.

Cast

Prepare to see another John B.-centric season starring Chase Stokes. He will be joined by Madelyn Cline (Sarah Cameron), Madison Bailey (Kiara), Jonathan Daviss (Pope), Rudy Pankow (JJ), Carlacia Grant (Cleo), Drew Starkey (Rafe), Austin North (Topper), Pollyanna McIntosh (Dalia), Brianna Brown (Hollis Robinson), Rigo Sanchez (Lightner), Fiona Palomo (Sofia), J. Anthony Crane (Chandler Groff), Cullen Moss (Shoupe), and Mia Challis (Ruthie).

Release Date

Netflix is doing the split-season thing with this season. The first five episodes will stream on October 10 with five more to follow on November 7.

Trailer

Going for gold is never enough:

Change is hard for anyone, but especially for the people who have been watching Pat Sajak shout letters across a crowded hall for nearly 40 years. Sajak departed Wheel of Fortune at the end of last season, and Ryan Seacrest stepped in as the new letter wrangler for season 42. He must have learned how to spell.

This week, Seacrest finally made his hosting debut and, to the delight of the viewers, it went well. You could tell he was a bit nervous, but who wouldn’t be after stepping into Sajak’s large shoes. Fans have called Seacrest a “breath of fresh air,” and even “likable” but there was one minor change that fans can’t seem to get used to: the new set.

Along with the new host came a set refresh and some new graphics, though it might take some time to get used to it. Some fans called the new format “unwatchable” with the addition of new contestant boxes while the puzzle is being solved. The board seemed to have a slight delay, and the area behind the wheel was also given a more minimal design as opposed to the normally more colorful backdrop.

Another misstep was Seacrest’s lack of cards when introducing the contestants and throughout the game. While it might have looked a little weird, maybe Seacrest was up all night studying and simply didn’t need them. He is doing the work!

Overall, the show is more or less the same, just without our good friend Pat to guide us through. But Seacrest will be fine for now… as long as he stays on Vanna’s good side.

Zach Bryan put his stamp on Summer 2024 with the release of his latest album, The Great American Bar Scene. He’s not done with the project yet, though, as he just released a new video for “Oak Island.” This is a high-effort production, too, as he got Casey Affleck to star.

The video sees Affleck’s character, a humble laborer, trying to help his younger brother get on the right track in life. The quality of the cinematic video mirrors that of Bryan’s vivid storytelling.

Uproxx’s Steven Hyden recently wrote of the song, “I wish his latest record, The Great American Bar Scene, had more songs like ‘Oak Island,’ the best song on the record and one of the better tunes in Bryan’s entire catalog. It’s his purest Springsteen homage on an album filled with them, in which the song’s main character gets tied up with ‘some boys out in Jersey’ who have him on the wrong end of a shady deal.”

Affleck, meanwhile, recently starred alongside Matt Damon in The Instigators, a heist comedy movie that hit Apple TV+ on August 9.

Watch the “Oak Island” video above.

The Great American Bar Scene is out now via Warner Records. Find more information here.

Piece By Piece is a unique documentary, in that it tells the story of Pharrell Williams through Lego. But the legendary musician and producer behind “Happy,” “Get Lucky,” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot” didn’t mention the colorful bricks format when he and director Morgan Neville reached out for talking head interviews from the likes of Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Snoop Dogg.

“We purposely did not tell anyone that that would be the finished product. We wanted people to just answer the questions and really give their full, unedited reactions to the opportunity to do the interviews,” Williams confessed to Variety. “Because if we would’ve said, ‘Okay, this is going to be in Lego,’ then people would have sort of curved what they were saying.”

He continued, “We didn’t want them to be influenced by what we wanted. We wanted the purest part. And I feel like part of the magic of what makes this film pop the way it does is because it’s so vivid and it’s not scripted.”

Outside of the three rappers listed above, Piece By Piece also features Gwen Stefani, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, and Pusha T.

Piece By Piece comes out in theaters on October 11. You can find out more here.

Though the success of Sebastián Yatra can’t be limited to one genre, there’s always a thread of romance that runs through all of the Colombian pop star’s songs. Among his biggest hits are reggaeton bangers, rock-infused anthems, and power ballads. Yatra’s latest single, “Los Domingos,” marks a return to his signature love songs and the direction of his next album. He is also broadening his horizons with his Broadway debut in Chicago this November.

“It’s the first song of a new stage in my life and my career,” Yatra says. “It’s the beginning of my fourth album. I’m the same writer and same artist, but I’m writing from a different perspective. I’ve lived a lot of new experiences in these past few years.”

Yatra scored his breakthrough hit in 2016 with the sultry reggaeton of “Traicionera.” When his debut album Mantra arrived two years later, he also showed that he was a Latin balladeer with heartfelt songs like “No Hay Nadie Más,” which has over a billion views on YouTube. After touring with Latin pop kings Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias, Yatra proved that he’s the next heartthrob in line for throne. In 2022, he performed “Dos Oruguitas” from Disney’s Encanto at the Academy Awards and later won his first Latin Grammy award for the Roy Orbison-esque “Tacones Rojos.”

In the last two years, Yatra has flexed his acting chops in the Netflix series Once Upon a Time… Happily Never After and opposite Emma Roberts in the Prime Video movie Space Cadet. Starting November 25, he will play devious lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City. Over Zoom, Yatra talked with Uproxx about new music and his next act in a Tony-winning musical.

What have you been up to since releasing your last album Dharma in 2022?

I started working on this new album in 2022 after the Latin Grammys where I won Best Pop Album and Best Pop Song for “Tacones Rojos.” That was one of my biggest goals as a kid, so afterwards, it was like, “Okay, what do I do now? I already made my dream come true. What are my next dreams?” I’m still very young and life needs to keep exciting you. I wanted to take my time to go back home, do different things, understand where I was musically, and start to experiment with different things. You can say I’ve written 100 songs in the past year and a half. “Los Domingos” felt like the beginning of that journey.

Why did you decide to lead this next album with “Los Domingos” in particular?

It has that energy that’s super special. It’s the type of song that you want to send to somebody who you want to start something with. I think it’s beautiful because it goes back to love songs.

Another ballad you recently appeared on was “Akureyri” with Aitana. What’s the experience been like to return to your ballad roots?

It’s amazing! That’s why I was so excited about doing “Akureyri” with Aitana too because it’s a song we wrote in a car just like in the video you see on YouTube. We wrote it in Iceland. It’s such an honest and beautiful song on the guitar. You know how much I love guitars for my songs. “Los Domingos” really confirms that I’m going back to those ballads and those songs I’ve had the pleasure and the privilege of writing that have touched people’s hearts throughout the years. I’ve written some myself and some with super talented friends. These songs for me are the ones that can stick and stay forever because they hold a very deep meaning.

Your biggest hits include love songs like “No Hay Nadie Más” and “Un Año.” What does it mean for you to keep the ballad alive?

That’s kind of been the mission since I’ve started. I always wanted to keep ballads alive because in Spanish especially it was reggaeton. Now it’s música Mexicana and then all these different rhythms. I’ve done things in all of these rhythms, but my true essence is definitely in these ballads. I’ve always believed in them a lot since I was a kid. When I was about to release music, it was like, “Nobody listens to ballads anymore.” I was like, “F*ck! That’s what I’ve been preparing myself for. That’s what I’ve been writing all this time.” It’s cool to crack the code in different songs and be able to make ballads that still connect with this new generation that wants things quick, fast, and to be exciting. You can make songs super exciting even if they’re love ballads. You can sing it in English with Benson Boone. Every song he does is crazy. I love it! I always try to do that with my ballads and it’s really worked out for me these past few years. I just let the music speak to me and “Los Domingos” was speaking to me a lot.

What can you tell us about your next album?

When I was writing it and putting it all together, the songs that are part of it and the code for the album are like a celestial experience.

Are you going to plan to go on tour for the next album?

Of course! I gotta go sing for you. That’s going to be super fun. I’m already thinking about different ideas for the tour. I definitely think and hope it’s going to be the best tour of my life so far.

Throughout your career, you’ve collaborated with fellow Colombian acts like Karol G, Feid, Manuel Turizo, and Camilo. How do you feel to be a part of the wave of Colombian artists who have gone global?

It’s beautiful. It’s incredible! I’m at my parents’ house in Colombia right now. Five minutes away is Maluma’s house and J Balvin’s and then Karol’s. Manuel Turizo was also living here for some time. Him and Camilo are very much from Medellín even though Manuel grew up in Montería. They’re very connected to Medellín as well. Colombia in general, we’ve just been so blessed in these past years. There’s also the generation right before us too with Carlos Vives, Shakira, Juanes, and Diomedes Díaz. That guy’s a true rock star. It’s amazing to do it and know that your neighbors are doing it too. We’re all making this happen together.

Who do you want to collaborate with next?

I really get along with Shawn Mendes. We’ve been in the studio together before. The stuff that we’ve done so far hasn’t yet been like, “Okay, this is the song that we want to release.” It will be super cool to sing with Shawn at some point. I love what he’s doing with his new album. I’m so happy for him that he’s back to releasing music again. I know he had a moment like me where you’ve done so many things and you’re like, “Wait up. I got to stop and understand where it is that I am, what I want to do, what I want to really talk about, and what’s next.”

Speaking of what’s next, how do you feel to be joining the cast of Chicago on Broadway?

It’s crazy! I still can’t believe it. I can’t wait for November 25 to do my first performance. I’m going to be mega nervous, but next to those insane actors, crew, and directors, I know they’ll have my back. I’m crazy grateful for them for giving me this opportunity and believing in me. It’s really like being a part of history. Being the first Colombian to be in a lead role on Broadway is crazy! For me, it’s following Ricky Martin’s footsteps. I saw him on Broadway doing Evita 10 years ago. I hadn’t even released music then and now 10 years later to be the next guy that’s doing it, it’s mind-blowing.

What does it mean for you to play the character of Billy Flynn and what can we expect from your interpretation of the role?

Billy Flynn is a slick dude. He really has a lot of control over everything and everyone. He has a dark side of him that’s really developed. I think we all have a side where there’s a lot of light and also a side that’s darker. For this character, I really got to go more into that dark side and get it evolved a bit more. His intentions are very different from my normal intentions in life. That’s the exciting thing about acting: You get to be a different person 11 times a week in New York on Broadway. It’s a full-circle moment because I started acting because of music. I started when I was 12 because I did High School Musical and I played Troy. Now I get to be Billy Flynn, but this time it’s not at my school play. Now I’m doing it in New York at the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway, so it’s a small difference. [Laughs].

You’ve always been an ally to your LGBTQ+ fan base and the musical Chicago also has a large queer following. Do you have a message for your fans in the LGBTQ+ community?

I think my music and my way of seeing life has always been about just being yourself. That’s something that I love about the LGBTQ+ community, being able to get out of that trap of you have to be what others think you have to be. You’re just being yourself whether you like girls or boys. It’s all the same. We’re all human beings. It’s such a beautiful movement because it’s a movement that says, “Hey, I love myself. I love the way I am.” I think we, as a society, have learned a lot these past years from that movement to also accept ourselves the way we are. It’s being able to express yourself. I think they’ve set an example. My LGBTQ+ fans are here in my heart 100 percent. I have so many friends that are a part of the LGBTQ+ community and it’s wonderful.

You’re a pop star, an actor, and now making your debut on Broadway. What does it mean for you to branch out into different parts of the entertainment industry?

It’s a beautiful experience. More and more, I look at life and I live it through being grateful for different experiences. Having this experience, being a part of it, doing the work, meeting people, and getting out of your comfort zone, that is something to really cherish. Some of the hardest moments for me in life are those moments where I have nothing to do. Even though you have a bunch of free time and stuff, your head just starts spinning and you start thinking dumb stuff. My dad calls it work therapy. When you have things to do, you’re not thinking about, “Am I happy? Am I sad?” No, you’re just doing it and that’s life. I just want to live every experience being super present and involved.

Even though Michael Che and Colin Jost appear to hate each other, they are in it for the long hall. The duo have been hosting Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live for exactly a decade, and it’s hard to imagine anyone replacing the pair. But they can’t sit at those desks forever.

The comedians appeared on The Howard Stern Show to discuss what’s next for them, when Stern brought up their longstanding Weekend Update gig and asked if they have an SNL exit plan before the upcoming 50th (!) season of the series.

Jost responded, “We definitely don’t have a game plan. I mean, every year, you’re seeing if you still like it.” Stern then addressed Che, who has mentioned quitting more than once in the past, though he will still appear on the upcoming season. “It’s not a matter of ‘I want to leave because I want to leave,’ I want to leave because I miss stand-up,” he explained.

Che added that the idea of leaving is hard to grasp after working the same gig for so long. “I feel like now it’s almost hard to imagine being gone. My brain is on the clock of Saturday Night Live,” he said. The two then discussed how easy it is to lose your momentum on the late-night series. “People get burned out in ways you don’t see or know,” Jost explained, using Andy Samberg as an example. “When you have that level of heat for a while it burns you. It’s hard to keep doing it.”

The two will appear in Peacock’s live comedy special, Colin Jost & Michael Che Present: New York After Dark, this Thursday, September 12th at 9pm. After that, SNL will premiere its 50th season on September 28th, but Jost isn’t looking too far beyond that. “I’m trying to have that thought this year, of enjoying the job. It does get very stressful but I’m trying to remember this year that it was the thing I’ve always wanted to do, and we work with people who are really funny, and that’s a luxury.”

The pair admitted that if either of them decided to bow out of the Weekend Update gig, the other would resign too. “He’s lying through his teeth,” Che joked when Jost said he would quit with him. “I’ll do three [more] years,” Jost added.

Unfortunately, Stern did not ask about Jost’s foot infection, but you can check out the full clip above.

Instant replay has become a double-edged sword for sports leagues, as what was supposed to alleviate officiating controversies in a quest to get key calls late in games right has led to just as many controversies over replay rulings. That plays out in a number of ways, from replay changing how calls are made at a fundamental level late in games to restrictions on what officials can look at keeping them from making obvious call changes.

An example of that came during the Western Conference Finals this past NBA season, when Kyrie Irving clearly fouled Jaden McDaniels to cause him to lose the ball out of bounds. Initially, this was called Minnesota ball, but Dallas challenged it and it was overturned to be Mavs ball because it did in fact touch McDaniels last and the referees could not hand out a foul on review. It was an example of how replay can be taken advantage of because of the restrictions in place, and the NBA went into this offseason looking to close that loophole.

As a result, the league announced on Tuesday that when replaying who touched the ball last on an out of bounds call on a Coach’s Challenge, officials can now call a foul if that’s what caused the ball to go out of bounds.

Under the new rule, if instant replay of an out-of-bounds violation is triggered by a Coach’s Challenge, the on-court officials and Replay Center will be able to review the video to determine whether a foul proximate to the violation should have been called. The factors that will be considered in determining whether a prior uncalled foul is proximate to the out-of-bounds violation are below:

Whether the players involved in the uncalled foul are the same or different players than the ones involved in the out-of-bounds violation under review.
The distance between the uncalled foul and the out-of-bounds violation under review.
The time elapsed between the uncalled foul and the out-of-bounds violation under review.

It’s important to note that this is only an expansion on the Coach’s Challenge, not when officials go over to the monitor themselves in the final two minutes. The goal is to close up the loophole that Dallas took advantage of, but as is always the case in these situations, this only further opens up the possibility for issues. It’s a mortal lock that at some point this season, officials will trigger a review in the final two minutes to figure out an out of bounds call and there will be an obvious foul that they cannot overturn because it was not a Coach’s Challenge.

The cardinal rule of replay review in sports is that the best intentions always will go array, and while I more than understand why the NBA wanted to close that loophole, they’re only going to end up having people wondering why (and getting mad) this isn’t something that can be fixed in any review situation.

Fasten your seatbelts and pop a Dramamine, Nicki Minaj has chimed in on the discourse of the day: Why Lil Wayne isn’t headlining Super Bowl LIX’s halftime show. And, in typical Nicki fashion, her rant on Twitter (which we are never going to call “X”) turned out to be a wild ride.

First things first: I think we are all well aware of why Ms. Minaj would take this so personally. Without Wayne, her rap career very probably would have stalled out long before a “Super Bass” or “Starships,” let alone a “Super Freaky Girl” or “Say So” remix. And then, there’s her intriguing, seemingly one-sided feud with Jay-Z, the founder of Roc Nation, which books the Super Bowl halftime show.

But normally, Nicki reserves this level of unhinged for her beefs with other female rappers, like Latto and Megan Thee Stallion, so it’s kind of fascinating to see her go off like this on someone else’s behalf for once. Here’s what she said:

Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego. Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!! Nola what’s good?!!!!!! Eminem stood firm on having 50Cent come out. A white man. Sh*t sad. House N***ER TINGZ. but it’s GOOD FI DEM!!!!!!! No loyalty ? Welp. then n****z will keep son’ing you!!!!!

Another tweet with a political bent:

One nigga took a knee

The other nigga took the bag.

He gon get you “n***ers” in line every fkng time

So… There’s a lot to unpack here. Jay-Z and Roc Nation did sign their deal with the NFL to be the official music partner for the Super Bowl after Colin Kaepernick’s controversial anthem protests. This was something that rightly rubbed a lot of hip-hop fans the wrong way, suggesting that Jay valued the money and platform much more than pursuing meaningful social change. Now, he did secure financial commitments from the NFL for social justice programs, but as with any incremental change, that’s never going to be quite enough for the “burn it all down” crowd.

But to suggest that Lil Wayne is somehow a revolutionary or that booking Kendrick Lamar is a sellout move made to appeal to white people is… WOW.

She’s still going, by the way:

God forbid if Wayne was to leave this earth right now, the culture would be in mourning. That’s why so many ppl keep saying to give our legends their flowers while they are still around to smell them. Sitting around all day playing games with ppl life & legacy. God ain’t sleep. Gee Roberson you will learn that, too.

For those who don’t know, Gee Roberson is the co-CEO of Blueprint Group, which has had a hand in managing the careers of several high profile artists, including Young Money’s roster with Drake, Wayne, and Nicki, although they parted ways with Nicki some time ago. However, he cut his teeth at Jay’s Roc-A-Fella Records a decade before; it seems Nicki is suggesting that he prioritized his relationship with Jay over those with his more recent charges. She, again, has a bit of a point about giving legends flowers while they’re still around, something hip-hop still struggles with. That’s not the same thing as booking him to perform the biggest corporate event of the year when he’s repeatedly proven that would be a bit of a bad bet this year alone.

When Nicki received pushback for her initial tweets and also she accused blogs covering the Super Bowl selection of being paid off (her go-to accusation, although I personally have never seen any of that money), she doubled down, railing in a follow-up tweet:

God will punish you. Mark my words.
The man that has not only pushed his pen the hardest, but gave the game more than 1 hip hop ICON as well on his watch? Represent the RAP game?!?!! The best RAPPER don’t represent the RAP GAME well enough 4u? Black ppl. Wow. If this don’t hurt your heart to read, it will one day. Look @ how our legends keep being treated. After they’ve given so much to us. Who are you?!!!! You GOD?!?!!!!! Judgmental swine DELETE!!!!!!! lol you will regret tweeting this. Life is funny that way. Don’t you dare turn your nose up @ Lil Wayne you dick munchin bozo.

She seemingly failed to notice all the tweets pointing out how the Super Bowl halftime show has only been headlined by a local act from the host city four times in the event’s 57-year history, but that’s Nicki for you. She’ll tell you a joke, but she won’t tell you a lie — just be real wrong, real loud, for most of a day.

Clearly, George R.R. Martin has been going through some stuff.

I realize that this might seem like an understatement for those who have followed Martin’s literary tribulations over the years. Ideally, this should have culminated with him missing the date where he told readers to imprison him for not finishing Winds of Winter. Martin, however, still finds himself entirely torn between the art of putting words on paper and seeing those words realized on the TV screen. Distractions abound. It happens.

On the bright side, these diversions have led Martin to help bring AMC’s impeccable crime thriller, Dark Winds, to the world. On a darker note, Martin recently admitted (in an 1,800+ word rant) his severe disappointment in HBO’s House of the Dragon “Blood and Cheese” episode for omitting a character who Martin insisted is central to the emotional thrust of significant events to come. Martin then dropped some spoilers while concluding that showrunner Ryan Condal’s “outline for season 3” would spawn “toxic butterflies,” and something then prompted Martin to delete the rant (a post that was so jam packed that Daemon spending an entire season pouting through hallucinations somehow didn’t make his frustration short list).

Less than a week later, Martin is back with an additional lengthy post that can be summarized with his Live Journal-style “Current Mood: stressed”:

This follows Martin never mentioning the words “House of the Dragon” while admitting that certain unpleasant TV business was leaving him “between fury and despair” and unable to sleep:

Writing came hard, and though I did produce some new pages on both THE WINDS OF WINTER (yes) and BLOOD & FIRE (the sequel to FIRE & BLOOD, the second part of my Targaryen history), I would have liked to turn out a lot more. My various television projects ate up most of those months. Some of that was pleasant (DARK WINDS, and THE HEDGE KNIGHT), most of it was not. The stress kept mounting, the news went from bad to worse to worst, my mood seemed to swing between fury and despair, and at night I tossed and turned when I should have been sleeping. When I did sleep, well, my dreams were none too pleasant either.

Additionally, Martin describes how he was “so stressed out” about his mounting tasks that he nearly skipped this year’s Worldcon in Glasgow, but the event (although it gave him Covid) was “a blessing, balm for my bruised soul.” Yet his “stress came rushing back” upon returning, and although he did manage to write some Winds of Winter pages, “my problems… were still waiting for me.”

Martin does not allude to his deleted blog post, but he previously went in so hard with his “Butterfly Effect” argument that it seems obvious what he’s still discussing. Meanwhile, HBO has acknowledged GRRM’s HotD criticism with a statement via Deadline:

“There are few greater fans of George R.R. Martin and his book Fire & Blood than the creative team on House of the Dragon, both in production and at HBO. Commonly, when adapting a book for the screen, with its own format and limitations, the showrunner ultimately is required to make difficult choices about the characters and stories the audience will follow. We believe that Ryan Condal and his team have done an extraordinary job and the millions of fans the series has amassed over the first two seasons will continue to enjoy it.”

(Via George R.R. Martin’s Not-A-Blog)

The Linda Lindas have a new album, No Obligation, on the way, but despite the title, they do have a few things to do. For one, they’ve got to hype up the album, which they did today (September 10) by unveiling the project’s title track.

The band says of the song in a statement, “Eloise wrote this ripper because we won’t adhere to what anyone else thinks we should sound like or who they think we are. We don’t make music out of obligation — we make music out of love. And we’re so grateful for all of the opportunities music has given us, like going to Japan and making this video with a team including Naoko from Shonen Knife! Enjoy.”

A press release previously relayed that the band’s upcoming album “further advances their unironic, joyful, and exciting trajectory of mashing up LA punk with post punk, garage rock, power pop, new wave, and rock en español.” It also says the project was recorded “during spring breaks, winter breaks, and long weekends,” since three of the band members are either in middle or high school,” over the past two years.

Watch the “No Obligation” video above.

No Obligation is out 10/11 via Epitaph. Find more information here.