Pool Kids share their new single titled “Leona Street”. The track is lifted from the band’s forthcoming LP Easier Said Than Done, available August 15th via Epitaph Records, and produced by Mike Vernon Davis (Foxing, Ratboys).

Vocalist Christine Goodwyne On “Leona Street” – “This was a person who really knew me, and was familiar with my futile cycles of trying to get better,” she says. “I was thinking about how they would laugh if they saw me outside on a run, once again going through the motions of trying to get it together. It forced me to confront that I am still the flawed person this old friend would remember, the kind of person that let the friendship die in the first place.” Co-directed and edited by Goodwyne, the whimsical music video is full of personality, capturing the playful chemistry between the group of friends.

The band returned to Seattle to work with Davis, who produced their self-titled. The band funded the studio sessions with money they’d saved from years of steady touring, eager to explore the freedom that comes with making a record independently. They spent five weeks together in the summer of 2024, staying with friends, at motels, and in the studio itself to save money. They recorded late into the night, driving to the edge of the city to shower at a Planet Fitness once they’d wrapped for the day.

“We tried out new ideas on the fly, wrote and reworked songs, keys, chord progressions, and runs together,” says bassist Nicolette Alvarez. “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 guitarist Andy Anaya. “It was a deeply exploratory process once we hit record.”

While writing, Goodwyne challenged herself to focus on the present moment and only use lyrics she had recently penned, rather than looking back through old notes for starting points. “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.”

Originally recorded in a friend’s kitchen, their debut album, 2018’s Music to Practice Safe Sex To earned a fan in Paramore’s Hayley Williams. Over the past few years they’ve shared stages with The Mountain Goats, PUP, Beach Bunny, and La Dispute.

Pool Kids
Easier Said Than Done
Tracklisting
Epitaph Records

1. Easier Said Than Done
2. Tinted Windows
3. Bad Bruise
4. Leona Street
5. Last Word
6. Sorry Not Sorry
7. Not Too Late
8. Which Is Worse?
9. Dani
10. Perfect View
11. Exit Plan

Pool Kids 2025 Tour Dates

Sept. 19 – Nashville, TN – The Basement

Sept. 20 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall

Sept. 21 – Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents

Sept. 23 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

Sept. 25 – Philadelphia, PA – Ukie Club on Franklin

Sept. 26 – Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom

Sept. 27 – Montreal, QC – Bar le Ritz PDB

Sept. 28 – Toronto, ON – The Baby G

Sept. 30 – Hamtramck, MI – Sanctuary Detroit

Oct. 01 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Café

Oct. 02 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar

Oct. 03 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall

Oct. 04 – St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall

Oct. 06 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater

Oct. 08 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court

Oct. 10 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s

Oct. 11 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret

Oct. 12 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall

Oct. 14 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop

Oct. 16 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar

Oct. 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room

Oct.18 – Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit Live

Oct. 20 – Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves

Oct. 21 – Austin, TX – 29th Street Ballroom

Oct. 23 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (purgatory)

Oct. 25 – Gainesville, FL – FEST 25 *

Nov. 6 – Miami, FL – Gramps *

Nov. 8 – Nov. 13 – Coheed and Cambria’s S.S. Neverender

*Pool Kids only

w/ Truth Club & Pony

Pre-order Easier Said Than Done by Pool Kids HERE