Setting the tone with dimensional and rising guitar riff, Single By Sunday open Reputation with intrigue and drama as they sing, “You said some shit you tried to tear me down right from the start, you knew my name came to a show you tried to sabotage…”
The opus expands into an introspective and cerebral pop punk soundscape, as the band take us on an evocative journey, which is partially situational, partially metaphorical and wholly contentious.
Single By Sunday confess that Reputation recounts a story from five years ago when “a rumour was started by a fan that fancied a member of the band. It accused the band member of touching her inappropriately during a photo shoot, which she said she took as a sign that he also fancied her. A friend of the fan posted this online and labelled the band member as a paedophile [and] abuser. The fan in question later admitted that IT DIDN’T/HADN’T HAPPENED but was now too embarrassed to ask her friend to go public and retract the comments for fear of how it would make her look in front of her other friends/the public. A life and career nearly ruined because of a totally untrue and ugly rumour.”
We appreciate the band for sharing their story, and the cathartic nature of the release for themselves and anyone who might have been in a similar circumstance. Single By Sunday cite Blink 182, The 1975, and My Chemical Romance as influences, but it is abundantly clear that they are creating a universe of their own.
We can only imagine how iconic it would be to experience Reputation live, with its out of this world guitar solo, dynamic vocals and an authentic yet anthemic energy. We learn that the core band members are Josh Ladds on lead vocals and Jonny Eakins on lead guitar and backing vocals, along with Joshua Clark on bass, and Ben Morland delivering drums.
Reputation has been added to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream Single By Sunday‘s wider discography including Helter Skelter and Driving Me Crazy.