Australian post-punk band Pinch Points have dropped their new single “Am I Okay?” today.

The song tackles the state of mental health around the world through lockdown. An accompanying music video, which can be seen below, directed by Michael Ridley (Rolling Blackouts, Alex Lahey, Violent Soho).

The band said this about the new song:

“We stepped a little out of our normal songwriting comfort zone with this track. We wanted to be very direct and sincere, without any irony or character-driven lyrics.

Musically, we leaned into a softer jangle feel too. We really enjoyed exploring a new side of the Pinch Points sound. It was one of the only tracks on the album where we were still finalizing the lyrics in the studio, on the day we recorded it. It came together really naturally though, and ended up being one of our collective faves.”

“Am I Okay” comes from the band’s forthcoming studio album Process, which will be released on March 18 via Exploding in Sound/Mistletone Records. Pre-orders for the record can be made here. Process is the follow-up to Pinch Points’ 2019 debut album Moving Parts.

Pinch Points will hold an album release show at The Corner on April 2 with special guests MOD CON, Alien Nosejob, and Our Carlson. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Wednesday (February 9).