Washington, D.C.’s Bad Moves make perfect power-pop, balancing boldness and sensitivity on the debut full-length Tell No One. The quartet recorded the album at Philadelphia’s Headroom Studio with Hop Along’s Joe Reinhart to create “an album about secrecy -- it’s anxiety and weight,” according to the album’s Bandcamp description. “The songs are meant to tell a story about how self-discovery works when you’re a kid and how those experiences, revelations, and regrets ripple into adult life.”
Our Song of the Day, “One Thing,” is carefree and catchy, with warbling guitars and an explosive chorus. The song comes with a video produced and directed by David Combs and Ben Epstein, with videography and editing by Ben Epstein. Watch the video below.
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