Miami-based Las Nubes will return with their new album Tormentas Malsanas, on June 14th, via Sweat Records.
“Would Be” is an anthemic and chugging blend of garage rock and power pop that feels like it was pulled from the 90s California punk scene. It’s described as “a song about an aging ex-Superhero which was inspired by the rumor of a live-action Power Puff Girls series.
Speaking on the song, the band’s Ale Campos adds:
“There was a rumor going around about a live-action Power Puff Girls series being made by Diablo Cody. It was going to be set in the future and have them portrayed as adults looking back on their lives as crime-fighting little girls who missed out on being kids. I grew up in the ‘90s and PPG was one of my favorite cartoons, so I was really excited about this. One day Emile and I were talking about how cool it would be to write the theme song for the show, so “Would Be” was the result of that.
It took about 20 minutes to write. At the time I felt like my best years were flying away before my eyes and I used that as inspiration for what it might feel like to be an aging ex-superhero. For the video I edited an old home movie of my father in his late 40s doing tricks with a soccer ball. Growing up in Argentina, he always dreamed of going pro. Soccer was his first love and he finally had his chance and played professionally for a year before getting seriously injured. He wasn’t able to continue his career in soccer after that, but he always carried the love for the sport in his heart. I felt like the video captured the essence of the song, which is the desire to take back those years you lost and just cherish them.”
Enjoy a listen now below.
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