Pop Punk Band Superintendo Share Ambitious Track, “Inhaling Confetti”
Superintendo, the genre-bending punk trio from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, officially joins the Punkerton Records roster with the release of their ambitious new single, “Inhaling Confetti,” out June 20th on all streaming platforms. The track marks their first official release with the label, following their standout contribution “God Bless the Billionaires” to Punkerton’s Rock Against Trump compilation.
Produced by Jon Berrier with additional production from Garrett Barefoot, “Inhaling Confetti” is a tightly constructed five-minute rollercoaster of genre-fusing punk. Layering proggy time signatures, melodic breakdowns, and 2000s emo textures, the track demands multiple listens to fully absorb its sonic intricacies and emotional punch.
“I almost dropped this song from the album because I continually re-wrote it and wasn't happy with it,” says frontman Luke West. “I didn't know what I was doing or what the song was even trying to be about until the final re-writes, which included the 6/8 breakdown and guitar variations on the intro theme.”
It’s a good thing West, and the rest of the band, kept at it because “Inhaling Confetti” is a five minute master class in how intricately constructed a punk rock song can be. It’s got the proggy elements of RX Bandits mixed with 2000s emo punk. It’s the kind of song you need to hit repeat on immediately because you want to catch all the nuance and cool effects you might have missed out on the first time.
West explains, “Inhaling Confetti is about what it feels like to make music. It's like the stages of grief. I went through all of them while writing this song in response to writing the song.”
Superintendo is a genre-curious punk band from Chapel Hill, NC that sometimes plays ska/dub. While they strive to make every single song an absolute banger, they also fold in some pretention wherever they can by shoehorning in some jazz, bossa nova, or prog (gross). Basically, they play both genres: fast and slow. But mostly fast. Superintendo brings a no-pretensions approach to their music and performances where they strive to get everyone dancing and feeling welcomed with 10-foot arms.
Superinendo formed in 2023 when drummer Mike said he had a burning, yearning desire to have Luke (guitars and vocals) make his voice-memo songs good(er) and more better. Later bassist Daniel was there. Now they are three. They are so strong. Some of the best people have said lookit how strong they are. They fit together into one huge robot person with Luke as the head, Daniel being the torso, and Mike as the fast-running legs. Arms coming 2026.
