Pool Kids share pop-punk / emo anthem “Easier Said Than Done”

Hey! We’re not going to drop a breakdown or blast your eardrums with this track, but it’s still an absolute tune that you will not forget easily. POOL KIDS debut album (Music to Practice Safe Sex – 2018) gained a fan in Hayley Williams, but the band didn’t let this go to their heads. Instead grafting, crafting and doubling down on emotion and realness in their songwriting. Working with their producer (Seattle-based Mike Vernon Davis), they were given the freedom to play with thing, dipping into slacker rock, synths and more. Bassist Nicolette Alvarez shared more on the writing process;  “We tried out new ideas on the fly, wrote and reworked songs, keys, chord progressions, and runs together”. “We looked at everything as a collective through an even more powerful microscope than before.” Piece by piece and day by day, the record started to take shape. “We dove into these rabbit holes trying to figure out the right sound for each note,” says Anaya. “It was a deeply exploratory process once we hit record.”

In the spirit of being present, singer Christine Goodwyne said of the song;  “There’s a lot of Florida imagery and a lot of really specific glimpses from tour on this album,” she says.  “By letting myself get specific, I feel a lot more emotionally connected to the songs. It’s a very personal record for me and for the whole band, too. I was writing about what life has been like for all of us over the last few years. I feel like all of us can relate to a lot of the songs.”

Leaning into the achromatic in visuals, Epitaph signed Pool Kids emotional video for “Easier Said Than Done” is a great introduction to the musicianship of the band: