23-06-2025
Hear the Debut Single From Marshmello's Pop-Punk Band Underbrook: ‘This Isn't a Nostalgia Play'
The artist born Chris Comstock, known to millions of fans as Marshmello, has a long history with pop-punk as both a fan of the genre and through his 'Mello collabs with A Day to Remember and Yungblud.
Now, Comstock is taking off his helmet and digging deeper into the scene with his new pop-punk band, Underbrook. The six-man group released its debut single, the driving, anthemic 'Heads Up' on Friday, (June 20.)
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'This isn't a nostalgia play — this is who I've always been at my core,' Comstock said in a statement. 'Underbrook is about channeling the emotions and chaos that shaped me, and giving them a voice through the music that first made me feel understood. 'Heads Up' is just the beginning.'
The group features Comstock on lead vocals, along with drummer James Brownstein and Hayden Tree, who's also the lead singer for Crown the Empire, on bass. Josh Strock, who's written and produced for artists including Motionless In White, Fever 333 and Machine Gun Kelly, is on guitar alongside fellow guitarist Danny Couture, a writer and producer for acts including Bring Me the Horizon, 24kGoldn and Marshmellow, and the group's third guitarist Jake Torrey, who has written and produced for Linkin Park, Twenty One Pilots and Yungblud.
Of his and the band's influences in pop-punk and alt-rock, Comstock cited 'everyone from New Found Glory, to The Story So Far, to Two Door Cinema Club and The Strokes. We all listen to a wide range of music, but we can all agree that we love those bands. That DNA definitely made its way into Underbrook.'
While there aren't yet details about the next Underbrook release, the band's Instagram account suggests there's more on the way in advising to 'get to know us.' The account also features clips of the group in the studio.
Listen to 'Heads Up' below:
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