Integra Pink Drops New Single “MAGIC 8BALL” Ahead of California Fall Tour

Falling Hard for SoCal Locals

A few months back, we fell hard for Southern California’s Integra Pink when we covered “Spiderman Piñata,” a track that brilliantly fused a heavy cumbia groove before exploding into full-throttle hardcore punk. It solidified the Inland Empire quartet’s reputation for brewing up a highly specific, distinctly SoCal potion of rock, punk, new wave, and Latin music rhythms. This month, the band returns via Futureless Records with their latest single, “MAGIC 8BALL”—and while the fiery Chicano punk attitude remains intact, the band shifts their phantasmagoria of sound into smoother, more melancholic territory.

Searching for Certainty

The song captures the push and pull of a relationship caught somewhere between reconnecting and saying goodbye. One moment the two people can barely communicate; the next, they are together again, looking for reassurance that neither seems able to give.

“For me, ‘MAGIC 8-BALL’ is about uncertainty within a relationship,” says vocalist and guitarist Leo Mendez. “Sometimes both people want the same thing, but the road to that looks different to each person, which can eventually lead to a disconnect. I think oftentimes, when there’s no actual communication, it leaves both people feeling like they might as well be asking a Magic 8 Ball for some reassurance or certainty.”

Roadmap to Knucks (Right) and Vinyl Release

“MAGIC 8BALL” previews Integra Pink’s forthcoming full-length album, Knucks (Right), which will bring together five new songs and the five tracks previously released on the band’s Knucks (Left) EP. The 10-track album is also planned for release on 12-inch vinyl.

Behind the Recording

The new song was written by Leonardo Mendez, with music by Mendez and Roman De La Fuente. The recording features Mendez on vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar and synth; De La Fuente on bass; and Nicholas Jauregui on drums.

Formed in 2022, Integra Pink features Leo Mendez on vocals and guitar, Bardo Mendez on vocals and guitar, Roman De La Fuente on bass and Nick Jauregui on drums. The local quartet draws from punk, rock, new wave and Latin music, bringing those influences together in a sound matched by the energy and unpredictability of its live shows. The band has performed at storied venues including The Roxy, The Lodge Room, the Constellation Room and the rooftop of the Fox Theater Pomona, while creating its own visual world through the homemade PinkTV VHS series.

See Integra Pink Live

SoCal and NorCal fans have a chance to hear them live with several upcoming California shows. Catch them when they headline or support on the following dates:

• September 27: Pomona, CA @ The Haven (Headlining)
• October 4: Riverside, CA @ Riverside Public Library (Community Event)
• October 8: San Francisco, CA @ Neck of the Woods (Supporting Drag Talk)
• October 9: Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial (Supporting Drag Talk)
• October 10: Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom (Supporting Drag Talk)
• October 11: Indio, CA @ Dune Room (Supporting Drag Talk)
• November 14: Los Angeles, CA @ Above the Bridge (Knucks Album Release Celebration)