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The Aussie foursome have fun with their past while continuing to play with darker sounds<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tThe initial life spam of a multi-headed teen-idol entity tends to be brief, often dissolving in a morass of wounded egos and waning fanbases. Not so with the Aussie foursome 5 Seconds of Summer<\/a>, who have been around long enough that their breakthrough single \u2014 the sledgehammer-hook-enabled 2014 cut \u201cShe Looks So Perfect\u201d \u2014 balances its lustiness on a glimpse of a young women in American Apparel knickers. Initially pitched as a pop-punk act with hooks and looks that\u2019d please One Direction fans, the group pivoted to moody, club-ready pop with 2018\u2019s Youngblood<\/em> and sustained that vibe through their more grown-up years.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tWith their sixth album, 5SOS (as they\u2019re known by their \u201cfam\u201d) have fun with their past while continuing to play with darker sounds. Take \u201cBoyband,\u201d which rides a \u201cPeople Are People\u201d-echoing synth thrum as the four members throw darts at the stereotypes placed on them (\u201cBoy in a boy band\/ Imaginary boyfriend\/ Irritate the metalheads\u201d) in boy-bot monotones, or the electro-glam stomper \u201cNo. 1 Obsession,\u201d which flips the crush-object script placed on them by so many to extreme levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n