Teenage Joans have shared the first piece of their new chapter, and it’s a showcase of how easily the lines between country and pop-punk can blur.

The song is called ‘Bandits’, and feels like it could call both Warped Tour and the Grand Ole Opry its home. A sun-stained, deeply emotional, brilliant, and catchy blend of pop-punk’s vibrancy and modern country’s melodic tendencies, it’s the best of both worlds in the best of ways.

A sign of things to come for the duo, if they carry on churning out choruses this addictive, then they are onto an absolute winner.

Vocalist/guitarist had this to say about the track, explaining,“Bandits is the first glimpse into the next chapter of TJ’s. The chorus came to us so easily, and we kept it from a writing session, knowing we had to use it because it was too good to lose. Early 2025 we went on a beach trip to write some songs and this one was one we ended up finishing. We really wanted to blend a country vibe with our classic pop punk. The song is about feeling an intense connection to someone, so much so that you would do anything for them and rule out the worst because you love them so much, like a Bonnie and Clyde-style romance.”

And vocalist/drummer Tahlia Borg had this to add about the video that accompanies it, a proper trip into the wild west, stating, “This music video was so much fun to make. We made it in a place called Old Tailem Town, a historic old Australian tourist attraction in South Australia. In the video, we’re bandits, partners in crime, robbing banks, driving getaway cars, hanging out in abandoned old cabins. In the end, there’s a betrayal where Cahli’s character takes the money they stole together and leaves my character alone in the town. We took the direction into our own hands with this video, focusing on different themes using colours (red for betrayal, white for innocence), costumes, and different aesthetics to create the narrative, rather than a fixed storyline like we’ve done previously.”

The duo have also revealed that they are going to be heading out on a UK headline tour later this year. Here are those dates.

MAY

03 – LIVERPOOL Liverpool Sound City
05 – GLASGOW Nice n Sleazy
06 – LEEDS The Key Club
08 – BIRMINGHAM The Sunflower Lounge
09 – BRISTOL Rough Trade
12 – LONDON The Black Heart
13-16 – BRIGHTON The Great Escape