Don Broco’s new single “Cellophane” doesn’t whisper. It doesn’t ask permission. It enters the room with a crash, punches the clock, and detonates a few sacred genre cows on the way to your soul. There’s something unapologetically raw about it—not just in the music, which rides a jackhammer riff into the center of your skull—but in the message. Underneath the glossy production and hybrid assault of styles is a naked confession: *I’m not okay, but I’m still standing.*
That kind of honesty is rare in rock music these days, especially when it comes wrapped in the armor of aggression and the swagger of arena ambition. But Don Broco have always been a band that refused to choose between the mosh pit and the mirror. “Cellophane,” their first release under Fearless Records, is more than just a banger—it’s a battle cry for the broken, a nu-metal-tinged war chant for anyone still pretending to have their act together.
Let’s talk sound first. Produced by Dan Lancaster (he of Muse and Blink-182 sonic sorcery), “Cellophane” walks the tightrope between precision and chaos. The rhythm section hits like a hydraulic press, while the guitars bite and twist with just enough industrial sheen to keep things dangerous. Rob Damiani’s vocals are a masterclass in dynamic range—crooning one second, snarling the next, then breaking into a near-scream that sounds like a man peeling off his own skin to show you what’s underneath. It’s not just vocal theatrics. It’s an exorcism.
The lyrics? They cut deeper than expected. “Cellophane” is about the fragile veneer we wear to survive—how we wrap ourselves in layers of false strength, hoping no one sees the cracks. It’s about admitting the illusion, and the fear of what happens when it finally tears away. In a world where curated confidence is currency, Don Broco are throwing their vulnerability into the ring. That takes guts.
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And yet, the song never wallows. This isn’t a pity party; it’s a call to arms. There’s a groove running through it, a defiant pulse that says, “Yeah, I’m broken—but I’m not done.” It’s that tension—between darkness and defiance—that makes “Cellophane” one of the band’s most compelling tracks to date.
Now signed to Fearless Records, the future is wide open. The label’s president Andy Serrao called them “creatively fearless,” and he’s not wrong. Don Broco don’t just blend genres—they set fire to the dividing lines. Rock, metal, pop, electronic—it’s all just paint on their sonic canvas. And “Cellophane” feels like a new brushstroke in a work still in progress.
With a global tour on the horizon and a track that hits with both muscle and meaning, Don Broco are stepping into the next phase of their evolution. And if “Cellophane” is any indication, they’re not just ready for the world.
They’re ready to blow the whole thing wide open.
– Lonnie Nabors