Just a sweet 16 days into this un-blessed New Year, the Best Song of 2026 discussion arrives with a kiss n’ a fist straight out of New York City. It comes fast n’ heavy from Nite Sports, a new supergroup featuring members of The Movielife, American Nightmare, and Incendiary, not to mention the Good Luck NYC tattoo shop, and the most “super” thing about them right now is new single “Seventeen,” an electric banger that hits the streams this past Friday (January 16). It feels iconic right out of the oven, from first listen to 100th, and instantly positions the boys rock and roll’s great new hope (whether they want that distinction or not). Once “Seventeen” hits cruising altitude, it takes hold and never lets go, offering a lethal dose of hardcore power-pop and melodic garage punk that has us in a damn chokehold. Allow us to live in this anthemic sing-along chorus while the world crashes and burns around us, because it’s gonna be real hard for anyone in the year ahead to top “Seventeen” and all its majestic, unhinged, modern-love-song glory. SOTY? The decade? The 21st century? Of all-god-damn-time?!? Fuck it, let’s ride.
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