It’s been three dang years but 5 Seconds of Summer return to our sonic consciousness with “NOT OK.”

First taste of sixth studio album EVERYONE’S A STAR! [coming soon], an energizing rush of rhythm and fervor greet eager ears as they settle in to this shift in sounds. Anxious cymbals compliment a buoyant bassline while tight riff reverberation ratchets the intensity to elevated extremes.

It’s in that concentrated intensity that the emotionally complicated and undeniably catchy chorus channels its charm. And listeners are left longing for the Aussie four-set’s indelible new direction.

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