Punk five-piece DITZ have dropped their blistering new single, ‘Space/Smile’. Across its sub-two-minute runtime, the band hit us with thunderous bass lines and boisterous drums that build into a climactic noise-rock freakout, defined by squealing guitars and fork-tongued vocals. Vocalist C.A. Francis explains: “I feel like Space/Smile is pretty unique within the album. It’s the shortest track by a fair margin. We’ve kind of become known for using dynamic shifts to create drama in our music and with this track we tried to avoid it. It’s all about the escalation.” DITZ have announced their new album, New Exhale, which drops on January 24th, 2025. -Dan Peeke