ALT POP DUO LOYALS SHARE “GIVE TO ME” — LISTEN Alt pop duo LOYALS — Dane Allen and Andrew Gomez — have shared the new single “Give to Me.” Listen here. It follows “Up All Night,” a catchy bop that was their first single in five years, which they dropped earlier this summer. “Give to Me” is equally a bop about a subject matter we all can relate to! “When you’re in a relationship where the other person just doesn’t feel the same way that you do, it can be really hurtful, but we love the juxtaposition of what the lyric is saying and how fun the song sounds,” the band states, shedding light on the lyrics. “It’s a sort of playful way of letting go of what you can’t control. While producing the song, the extra beats added to the second verse was kind of a ‘lightbulb’ moment that drove the energy for the rest of the track. Those drum grooves, plus the bouncy bass arrangement in the choruses made ‘Give to Me’ musically one of our favorite songs yet, and probably the most pop-sounding track we’ve ever done.” LOYALS released their self-titled debut in 2018, followed by two singles in 2019, and then COVID-19 shut the world down. Indeed, “Up All Night” serves as a comeback single, introducing an evolution in the band’s sound, while also leaning into the deep-rooted foundations of who LOYALS are. The track is structurally built around a singular guitar riff, before exploding into a kinetic chorus filled with the pop-centric melodies and hooks the pair is known for. “Look, we just write pop songs that make us feel things,” says Allen, explaining the motive behind his alternative/pop group. “We aren’t congealed with this big message. Obviously, we can change our minds down the road, but that’s not who we are now.” The band’s lack of pretense is as refreshing as it is uncommon, its self-assuredness a most likely side effect of the years they’ve spent playing together. “We met when we were teenagers,” explains Allen of fellow bandmate Gomez. “We’ve stuck with each other ever since.” The decade-long friendship not only earned LOYALS their moniker, but through practice and experimentation, aided in the cultivation of a pop group that contributes mightily to the genre. | 
