(Credit: Dirk Mai)
It feels like a million years since The Maine released its debut album Can't Stop, Won't Stop. (OK, "technically" speaking, it's been two years, but we were never all that good at math.)
Regardless, we're in desperate need of some new tunes. Thankfully, ask and ye shall receive, because the band is currently streaming "Growing Up" -- a new song off its long-awaited upcoming album Black & White -- on its official MySpace page.
"Growing Up" definitely hints at a new musical direction for the band: It sounds like it might be trading clap-along choruses and simple boy-meets-girl lyrics in favor of a more stripped-down, Americana-inspired sound. Sounds like someone's been listening to a lot of Limbeck and Wilco lately -- and we totally back it.
+ Listen to The Maine's latest song, "Growing Up," and don't forget to pick up the new album Black & White when it drops July 13.