Five years in hiatus, Kansas City's hometown pop-punk powerhouse Lost in the City is back, bigger and bolder. The group's new single, "Changing Directions," hits like a bolt of electricity, and it's a heartbreak/heatwave hybrid. It's the sort of anthem meant for late nights, open roads, and dingy basement shows where every word feels like it's yours.
"Changing Directions" begins reminiscent of pop-punk's golden days, but with its own touch of roughness. This track thrives on duality. On the one hand, it's a summer singalong, sun-dappled guitars, soaring hooks, and rhythms that practically demand to be shouted. On the other hand, it is a breakup soundtrack, full of emotional baggage and that bittersweet sting that lingers long. It's that tension between joy and pain that makes "Changing Directions" not flinch at heartbreak, but it also treats the catharsis like a celebration..
For long-term fans, this comeback is a reminder that Lost in the City just paused for breath before returning into the breach. For those new to their world, "Changing Directions" is the ideal point of entry to a band for whom big hooks, buckets of emotion, and an undying love for the genre that raised them is just the way they do things. Lost in the City's "Changing Directions" is a statement that the band is not going out without making a loud and clear statement. They're here to scream along with you instead through every heartbreak, and every directional change.