Half Past Youth premiere "Love Letter" video, the first song the band ever wrote

Phoenix, Arizona pop-punk band Half Past Youth have released the music video for "Love Letter," their newest single. The clip premiered via Chorus.fm, and the track is available on streaming services.

Though it arrives as the group's latest offering, the song predates everything else in the catalog. The band said "Love Letter" was the first thing they wrote together after forming, held back until now to serve as a proper introduction.

According to the band, the goal was to recapture a specific feeling: hearing a favorite record for the first time in high school. "We are so excited to share it with everyone," the group said, framing the release as an attempt to bring energy and fun back to the format.

Musically, Half Past Youth have drawn comparisons to Fall Out Boy, Boys Like Girls and All Time Low, working with the hooks and pacing that defined mid-2000s pop-punk while adding their own twists to the arrangements. That combination of familiar reference points and slight structural detours is what the band is using to introduce itself to listeners still invested in melodic, radio-sized choruses.

The release places the band alongside a growing wave of younger American acts revisiting the genre's commercial peak. No further details about an EP or debut full-length have been announced at this time.