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Memphis alt rockers Joybomb have returned with their second release of the year, a new single entitled “Stigmata Palms.” The song showcases the band’s punk influences while centering romantic co-dependence and self-sacrifice with lyrics that ooze with angst as they ride a high velocity emotive rollercoaster.

For those who encountered Joybomb’s 2024 Modern Scripture EP, these themes of tragic romance and charged social commentary will come as little surprise. Bottomless consumer culture, chemical escapism, absurd political theatre, and complex relationships were all variously skewered at points across the six tracks on Modern Scripture. As the band enters new territory on these recent singles they continue to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to belting out glaring futilities and inconvenient hang-ups while dancing together into oblivion despite them.

“Stigmata Palms” features the new marginally re-tooled 2025 incarnation of Joybomb: with Luki Luvsik (guitar) now joining Beatty (vocals/guitar), Conner Booth (vocals, bass), and Xander Sinclair (drums). Engineer Matt Qualls is reenlisted from the Modern Scripture sessions, providing a trusted hand at engineering, mixing, and mastering this new single.

Check out the music video for “Stigmata Palms” below and keep checking back for more from Joybomb!

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