URGENCY URGENCY URGENCY

Those are the exact three words that come to mind upon my first listen of the *untitled’s debut single ‘disappear‘.

From the very first seconds, it’s clear this band aren’t interested in subtle introductions or cautious first impressions. Instead, they come out swinging with a sound that feels instantly familiar yet refreshingly alive, a throwback in the best possible sense.

This is a track soaked in early 2000s energy, straying away from imitation and planting itself firmly in the revival of a such beloved scene. Like someone cracked open a time capsule from the golden era of alternative music.

There’s a clear lineage here to the kind of expressive, slightly chaotic instrumentals that defined bands like Green Day during their most influential years, while also echoing the emotional urgency often associated with My Chemical Romance.

What immediately stands out is the guitar work. Chunky, punchy, and deliberate in all the right places. The riffs land with that satisfying weight that defined so many formative bands of the 2000s alternative scene. There’s a playfulness to it too, a bounce and swing that keeps everything feeling loose rather than rigid or overly engineered.

It’s impossible not to think of that era of MySpace, guyliner, and the Warped Tour circuit, when hooks didn’t need to be overly complex to be unforgettable, and when attitude carried just as much importance as technical precision. There’s a distinct hint of early Fall Out Boy in the way the guitar solo breaks through later in the track, brief but effective, which gives this song an instant gold star from me.

And yet, even with these comparisons, the *untitled don’t feel like they’re borrowing from the past, but channelling a new, redefining energy in how rock music is influencing young bands today, over two decades later. (Yeah, the kids are alright).

The drums push everything forward with relentless momentum, creating a sense of urgency that never quite lets up. This lack of downtime is one of the track’s greatest strengths; there isn’t a single moment where your body is allowed to disengage. You’re locked in from start to finish, and, my god, either my foot wouldn’t stop bouncing or my head wouldn’t stop nodding or I was moving in SOME way that was infectious and reflexive.

This is a track that feels like it’s constantly in motion, even when structurally it’s moving through familiar song sections. Verse, chorus, bridge, it doesn’t matter. Everything is fuelled by the same relentless momentum that I’ve been craving from the alternative scene recently.

At the centre of it all is Tommy’s vocal performance, and it’s genuinely impressive for a debut release from such a young band. There’s a maturity here that doesn’t feel forced or overly trained.

Tommy delivers every line with a balance of control and playfulness and there’s a looseness in the phrasing that keeps things feeling human, but also a clarity in tone that suggests a vocalist who already understands how to command a song rather than just follow it. What’s especially exciting is how well the vocals sit within the instrumentals; rather than fighting against the energy, Tommy rides it.

You can already tell that the band understand exactly how their music will translate live, and more importantly, how it will feel in a crowd, and I just cannot wait to jump to this in a sweaty venue.

Having seen the *untitled live at their debut show last year, I can confidently say they translates even better in person. There’s an intensity to their performance that enhances everything the studio recording already gets right.

What makes this debut so exciting is not just how good the single is, but how fully formed it already feels. There’s a sense of identity here that many bands take years to develop. the *untitled sound like they already know who they are, or at least, they know the exact direction they’re heading in.

There are clear influences, yes, but nothing about this feels derivative. Instead, it feels like a modern interpretation of a sound that shaped a generation. It’s energetic without being chaotic, nostalgic without being stuck in the past, and polished without losing its edge.

If this is where the *untitled are starting, then the potential ahead is genuinely exciting. There’s a sense that this is just the first glimpse of something much bigger that could easily grow into one of the most compelling new voices in the alternative space.

I can’t wait to hear what they come out with next.

And I can’t remember the last time I meant that quite so sincerely.

(If you want to go deeper into their early journey, check out my review of their debut live show under a different name, both offer a closer look at just how quickly they’ve built this momentum and why they already feel like a band to watch.)