When I saw Said the Whale play some new songs at Skookum this summer, I predicted one of the new ones they played would be their next HUGH hit. And while I’m sure they decided to release the very same song as their next single long before I said anything, I am 100% going to take credit for this, if I can.

Jokes aside, “UnAmerican” is going to ear-worm its way into your head immediately, especially the ‘oo-hoo’ of the chorus. Tyler says the song is “about a socialite protagonist named Kevin who goes through life letting the music he’s listening to influence everything he’s doing. Through it all, he just wants to be a good person. Around the time I was writing the song, I kept hearing the label ‘UnAmerican’ being given to people who were upset and bewildered by Donald Trump’s antics. And so I started to equate ‘UnAmerican’ with ‘good and decent' because bewilderment seems like the most normal response to someone as unhinged as Donald Trump.”

No information yet on the new album, but word has it it’s just about ready to go, so I hope we’ll be hearing more sooner, rather than later.