I, Captain releases gritty new single "The News"

And in his recent release "The News," I, Captain navigates his ship into fresh waters, waters tainted with bluesy licks, funk-fueled grooves, and just enough punk punch to make the spiky hair fans second guess the shores on which he has long stood. It's the standout from EP "One for the Money," a four-song set that doubles as a love letter to the music and a home for misfit tracks that couldn't find a home anywhere else.

Its fearless rawness is what makes "The News" most compelling. The song is also embedded with a grungy, almost low-fi charm that hums beneath the surface, gritty but purposeful, to the lushly appointed strains of the recording. He smashes rock, funk, blues, punk, and more together and lets them collide and cohere with reckless abandon.

Fueled by sheer love of music, the EP "One for the Money" doesn't try to be anything to anyone. Instead, it offers you a quick tour of I, Captain's diverse capabilities. "The News," in particular, feels like a departure still actual to their core identity but braver, bolder, and groovier. You can hear the joy and spontaneity that went into its making, as though its band were jamming for fun more than for any particular target.

This track is about giving the fans something real, a song with a pulse and personality. "The News" might be a song without a home, but now it's out front and in your face, seemingly charging straight out of a record that's rife with soulful swagger and a surfeit of fresh attitude. On "The News," I, Captain, remind us that sometimes the songs that didn't make the cut are the ones that should be turned all the way up.

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