Review Score:

B+

September 30 / 2025 –

On EARWORM, LAUNDRY DAY has a singular focus: making songs that live up to the album’s title. Despite being young musicians, EARWORM is already the band’s sixth album. Their debut, Trumpet Boy, was released in 2018. In just seven short years since then, the band has released a fairly extensive catalog – one that rivals the entire discographies of some musicians.

EARWORM is the band’s first release under R&R, a larger and more artist-friendly record label. What this means for the band’s popularity remains to be seen, but it hasn’t hurt their musicianship. On EARWORM, the band sounds better than ever.

One of the group’s biggest strengths is the one-two punch of dual vocalists Sawyer Nunes and Jude Ciulla-Lipkin. A song will often start with one and end with the other, and their voices, along with Henry Weingartner’s vocal contributions, blend together in such a pleasing way that you can’t help but smile.

Their lyricism is fun, witty, and youthful. While previous albums may have shown their inexperience, this one feels like a breath of fresh air. In an interview prior to the album’s release, the band explained how they got out of their own way during the writing process for EARWORM. Their last album, Younger Than I Was Before, spans 26 tracks and is over an hour in length. It’s loosely conceptual, following the band as they are expelled from school for their antics. There are skits, interludes, rough storylines, and it’s a lot to take in. That isn’t to say the album doesn’t have its highlights. They demonstrated a real knack for writing catchy, pop-rock hits with “Crazy Stupid Love” and the standout track, “My Life.”

EARWORM doesn’t have skits. There are no interludes, and it’s half the length of their last album. There are just ten tracks, resulting in a filler-free album full of fresh pop bangers.

I’ve been anticipating this release since I first heard the teasers on the band’s YouTube channel during the summer (missing from the album is “SHUT UP I LOVE YOU,” which I hope sees the light of day eventually because it was great).

“LITTLE MISS JADED” is sugary sweet and a great example of how the band can hook you with a verse while still making a chorus that doesn’t disappoint. “SUPERMODEL” has such a great bassline that it almost overshadows how good the rest of the track is. There is something so satisfying about how Nunes’ voice sounds in that softer, higher register.

Even though their sound is vastly different, it’s still clear to see how Brockhampton has inspired them. Elements of their production, such as on “MEDICINE,” have a similar spacey sound to what you’d find on a Brockhampton project.

The closer, “SEE YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE,” is the only track that doesn’t quite work for me. It’s a little too disjointed, a little too Maroon 5 circa 2016, and a little light on substance.

Regardless, LAUNDRY DAY has a lot of potential, and with their catchiest album to date, I’m eager to see where they go next.

Review Score:

B+

Gubb wrote this review. You can’t get mad at Gubb.