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“We really wanted to blend a country vibe with our classic pop-punk”: Listen to Teenage Joans’ new single
Watch the video for Teenage Joans’ new single Bandits, which vocalist/guitarist Cahli Blakers teases is “the first glimpse into the next chapter” of the band.
- Words:
- Emily Garner
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- Leave The Crumbs
Teenage Joans have unveiled a new single and music video, Bandits.
Teased by the Adelaide duo – vocalist/guitarist Cahli Blakers and vocalist/drummer Tahlia Borg – as a glimpse at what’s to come in the future, Cahli announces that, “Bandits is the first glimpse into the next chapter of TJs. The chorus came to us so easily, and we kept it from a writing session knowing we had to use it because it was too good to lose. Early 2025 we went on a beach trip to write some songs and this one was one we ended up finishing.
“We really wanted to blend a country vibe with our classic pop-punk. The song is about feeling an intense connection to someone, so much so that you would do anything for them and rule out the worst because you love them so much, like a Bonnie and Clyde style romance.”
“This music video was so much fun to make,” continues Tahlia. “We made it in a place called Old Tailem Town, a historic old Australian tourist attraction in South Australia. In the video we’re bandits, partners in crime, robbing banks, driving getaway cars, hanging out in abandoned old cabins. In the end there’s a betrayal where Cahli’s character takes the money they stole together and leaves my character alone in the town. We took the direction into our own hands with this video, focusing on different themes using colours – red for betrayal, white for innocence – costumes, and different aesthetics to create the narrative, rather than a fixed storyline like we’ve done previously.”
Check it out:
Catch the band live at the following:
Teenage Joans UK tour dates
May
3 Liverpool Sound City
5 Glasgow Nice n Sleazy
6 Leeds The Key Club
8 Birmingham The Sunflower Lounge
9 Bristol Rough Trade
12 London The Black Heart
13-16 Brighton The Great Escape
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