Jessica and Jennifer Clavin, are otherwise known as the Los Angeles pop-punk band Bleached. Today, the group has shared their new single, “Stupid Boys.” The song, is their first new material since Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?, released last year on Dead Oceans. “Stupid Boys” is pertinent to today’s female empowerment movement, as the Clavin sisters directly call out harmful behavior.

Jennifer Clavin on “Stupid Boys:”

“Making light of a dark situation has been a tool I’ve used to get through challenging times,” “Specifically, a way I’ve often honored my recovery is to tell my story through my lyrics – this time the subject is crazy ex-boyfriends. This started out as a jokey song, something light-hearted, meant to be danced to…or so I thought. After the most recent flood of ‘me too’ call outs around men in the music scene, I returned to this song and felt somewhat surprised, because the lyrics actually aren’t so light-hearted, and they directly refer back to experiences related to the reckoning we just saw go down. I don’t wanna keep dwelling on the past and all its fucked up-ness, but I also don’t wanna ignore it and brush it under the rug like it never happened. What I do believe is that life is about finding a balance between the dark and light, and if I want inner peace I have to allow the light in to absorb the dark. So maybe this song has changed shape, just like our understanding of things change over time, with perspective, and now it is both a vessel for some painful memories and a testament to growth and healing, and to me, that’s what music is for. I’m proud of this song for so many reasons, but most especially because it strikes that balance for me, and I hope for you too.”

Tonight at 7pm PDT, Bleached will play for General Election Live, a new voting advocacy initiative for voter education. Tickets for the livestream can be purchased here.