The Used‘s Bert McCracken has shared the vibrant new single ‘Just A Little Bit’, the first release from his pop solo project Robbietheused.
Stepping aside from the ripping emo heaviness of his band, the project sees McCracken embracing his love of pop and melody.
Speaking on his decision to release music as a solo artist, he’s shared:
“I’ve always tried to push for the poppy stuff for The Used records. And the band really likes to keep it heavy. So this is my way of getting all those pop songs that maybe wouldn’t make a Used record out into the world.”
And talking about ‘Just A Little Bit’ more specifically, he’s said:
“It’s a song about living through turmoil of the world and seeing a bit of a bright future ahead, seeing the sun peek out of the clouds, seeing a mistake being fixed. It’s about having a little bit of hope.”
Check out the debut single below.
The Used recently shared news of their forthcoming deluxe b-side album ‘MEDZ’, set for release on June 21 via Big Noise.
Around the release of their 2023 studio album, ‘Toxic Positivity’, Rock Sound caught up with Bert and Jepha for our digital cover series The Album Story, going deep into the lyric writing, artwork and sound of the record. Read the full feature here.