The Airport 77s have a new single out, and of course it's great! "If It's On, I'm In" is another absurdly catchy track from the D.C. area's finest pop trio. It's the first single from Don't Let Go, the band's forthcoming album on JEM Records. This song, while ostensibly a love song, could very well be the affirmative-thinking can-do anthem that a world plagued by spiritual malaise is dying for. Shouldn't we all resolve to be in if it's on and down if it drops down? Andy Sullivan seems to have a knack for writing songs that tell a story, and this tale is particularly intriguing. A lyric like "And when I tried to buy her a diet Moxie/She just tossed her hair and laughed/She said, 'You look like the kind of guy who's used to being strung along'" is going to be awfully hard to top in 2025. I too would be down for adventures involving electric scooters, Baskin Robbins, and city buses destined for parts unknown. Musically, I would just say that this sounds like The Airport 77s. It's very new wave influenced with a 1980s college radio spirit to it, and it manages to be consciously clever without crossing the line of becoming annoying. Sullivan's perky synthesizers are front and center on this track, and new band member Cal Everett (of D.C. power pop legends 4 Out of 5 Doctors) propels the song with his hot bass work. If that's not enough for you, how about a breakdown that's absolutely bonkers! This is a super-fun tune and a grade-A earworm at that. But who would expect anything less from The Airport 77s? Don't Let Go releases May 30th. Who's signing up to clown?
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