New York four-piece Loose Buttons return with “Just A Boy In A Band”, their first new song of 2025. The track is about “the endless pursuit of something just beyond reach, embracing the reality of being “just a boy in a band.”
There’s an effortlessly power pop and indie rock charm to it that reminds us of some of the early work of acts like Rooney and Fountains of Wayne with its slick guitar work and hook-fueled vocals that has a youthful and melancholic tone to them.
Speaking on the track the band’s Eric Nizgretsky adds:
“This song is about coming to grips with the fact that I’m frankly just a boy in a band, holding onto that childish belief that maybe, just maybe, we can trick you into thinking we’re something more. There’s so much going on in the world and then there’s us, fumbling around, trying to make something stick. And yet here we are, pouring everything we have into roughly three-minute songs, like it might actually change something. The best part is getting to do it with my bandmates and best friends, still chasing that feeling – like a kid who just pulled off their first magic trick.”
Enjoy a listen to “Just A Boy In A Band” now via its official music video below.
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