11.15.12 - New Music - 3Oh!3

This doesn’t so much sound like 3Oh!3 as it does…I don’t know…fun.?

The second single (I think) from their upcoming ‘Omens’ is more alt rock than the electro we’re used to from the duo, but they haven’t lost themselves entirely. 3Oh!3 like to have a good time, and “Youngblood” is just that and more. The song shows the boys wanting something more. Yes, it’s essentially about going out at night and going crazy, but the tone it carries with it is a deeper one. While “You’re Gonna Love This” was just the same old party song, “Youngblood” means something. Or, at least it attempts to feel like it does.

The song follows in the new trend that fun. started earlier this year with their “We Are Young (ft. Janelle Monae)”. We’ve seen a list of artists throw out songs that are not just the typical “let’s get crunk” – there is now a self-awareness of our precious age and how fleeting it is. Ke$ha’s “Die Young” (“let’s make the most of the night like we’re gonna die young”) is a good example (and coincidentally, both ‘Omens’ and ‘Warrior’ are coming out on the same day).

While “We Are Young (ft. Janelle Monae)” is a song that will go down in history, the rest only seem to be following the leader. But hey, that’s a fun ass game.