Alternative popsters Hey Monday have unveiled their music video exclusively on MTV Networks for "I Don't Wanna Dance," the lead single from their forthcoming debut 6-song mini EP, "Beneath It All," from it being a LP to an EP, which hits shelves in August 17, and will be their first release with new member Patrick McKenzie taking over on drums. The pop punk band has been playing new songs from the EP this summer while out on Warped Tour.Led by powerhouse vocalist Cassadee Pope, Hey Monday lace their infectious emo-pop with alt-rock guitars and slick studio production. The band formed in West Palm Beach, FL, where Pope was first discovered at a regional music conference. Although still in high school, the singer drew attention from A&R execs with her voice, which recalled the radio-ready wails of Avril Lavigne and Paramore's Hayley Williams. She then formed a band.
The track itself manages to send the crowd to jump up and down, following the peppy, guitar-led pop confection, but what really sets it apart are the powerhouse pipes of lead singer Pope, who sounds like an angrier Belinda Carlisle as she shoots down a would-be lover. Pope actually starts the song with the rebel yell "Take me home!" The Petro Papahadjopoulos-directed video takes place in what looks like a parking lot, as the West Palm Beach, and showcases a high energy performance from Florida band, are no strangers to the road and race through the raucous pop-rock song. While all this rocking out is taking place, some heartbreak goes down as well, as a too-cool-for-school guy gets his just desserts from some ladies he's wronged.
"It was kind of a group effort, and we were all on the same page about it, so that's why it ended up being so great," Pope said about their upcoming album, "Beneath It All." "Everyone wanted the same thing - a mature, organic sound." Commenting on her influence in writing songs, she shared, "I started writing the record a long time ago, and was listening to a lot of Battle Studies. John Mayer is a lyrical genius, and one of those artists who really made me want to up my game." If every Monday were as invigorating and infectious as Hey Monday, there would be no reason to look forward to weekends.
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