Can We Please Have Fun

Rock · 2024 · 19 tracks · 1h 15m

Can We Please Have Fun

Jagged post-punk basslines meet shimmering synth-pop textures. A record that trades arena-rock anthems for a loose, playful, and surprisingly experimental grit.

Playful rejuvenation

A wiry, post-punk lightness breathes through these tracks, trading the heavy, stadium-sized expectations of their past for a loose, conversational energy. Working with producer Kid Harpoon, the band trades massive walls of sound for crisp, interlocking guitar patterns and a warm, human presence that feels both nostalgic and newly curious.

Can We Please Have Fun · vs · Kings of Leon

Playful+3.9σ

Playful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks · 1h 15m

01

Crawl

4:37

01

Ballerina Radio

3:51

02

Rainbow Ball

4:10

02

King of the Rodeo

2:44

03

Nowhere to Run

3:41

03

Revelry

4:17

04

Mustang

3:15

04

On Call

3:38

05

Actual Daydream

3:19

05

Find Me

4:19

06

Split Screen

5:03

06

Pyro

4:43

07

Don’t Stop the Bleeding

3:38

07

Cold Desert

6:20

08

Nothing to Do

2:55

09

M Television

3:27

10

Hesitation Gen

3:17

11

Ease Me On

3:28

12

Seen

4:52

Moments Worth Waiting For

04MustangThe sharp, driving bassline and urgent vocal delivery on 'Mustang' capture the band's sudden return to a raw, garage-rock energy.

01Ballerina RadioProducer Kid Harpoon introduces a modern, synth-heavy pulse on 'Ballerina Radio' that immediately establishes the album's lighter, more playful atmosphere.

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