If your summer didn’t have a soundtrack yet, this might be it. Arkansas duo Joan have a new single out, and it’s everything you hoped for. The sound of boybands (old and more recent) has always been a huge influence on them, but Want U Back sounds like an accumulation of sorts. It’s got ‘nineties’ written all over it! They don’t simply copy a sound however, they pull it firmly into the 21^st century.

Want U Back is a song about letting go. The band say it’s about ‘the person you can’t seem to let go of, even though letting go may be the best thing you could do’. The trtack follows Love You Better and Magnetic as the third tune to be released ahead of their new EP Cloudy (out on 6 August).

Recommended as well:
Joan – Stop And Stare
Joan – Tokyo

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.