The Winter Sloths’ newest single “90’s Kid” is both a time machine and a mirror, pulling listeners back to the glow of VHS static and Saturday morning cartoons while daring them to face the adulthood mess that followed. Released on August 8, 2025, the track is a fierce yet nostalgic alt-rock anthem, already turning heads as part of the band’s upcoming debut album. It infuses fuzzed-out guitar grit with shimmering synths and vocal hooks that could fill a stadium, landing somewhere between Muse’s drama and Smashing Pumpkins’ grit, with a splash of Metric’s gloss.
Right from the first few seconds, the song struts. Those smug and sexy, winding guitar riffs coil and uncoil like a snake ready to strike, while the drums tumble in with urgency, setting the pace. Then Braden Ashworth’s low, rich voice cuts through, just teasing enough to keep you hanging on. He lays down lines with a sly restraint before the chorus erupts, his voice stretching raw and angsty on the words, “I gotta get up.” It hits like a gut punch, as if adulthood’s weight is pressing down, but nostalgia is still whispering in the ear.
And what really makes “90’s Kid” stick is the emotional layering. The song taps into that bittersweet tug-of-war: the playful, analog innocence of growing up in the 90s, smashed against the breakneck digital blur of today. Synths weave under the guitars like neon threads, balancing the grit with glow, and by the end, the whole track feels like a ride through memory that doesn’t want to let you off.
With “90’s Kid,” The Winter Sloths are cementing themselves as a band to watch, proving nostalgia can roar just as loudly as progress.
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Review by: Naomi Joan