Shunkan's New Single "Hellbound" Out Now
New album "Kamikaze Girl" drops May 6th.
LA’s own Shunkan is back, and she's making a serious comeback. After a five-year hiatus, the punk-rock powerhouse is ready to drop her third studio album, Kamikaze Girl, via Rite Field Records on May 6, 2025. And trust us, this isn’t just another record—it’s a cathartic, unapologetic dive into the chaos of rebuilding after everything falls apart.
Kicking off the album rollout is the new single “Hellbound,” a hazy, melancholic track that captures that bittersweet descent into transformation. Produced by Alex Newport (you know, the guy behind Death Cab for Cutie, Melvins, and The Mountain Goats), “Hellbound” is all about that raw, gut-punch feeling of knowing something isn’t right, but being irresistibly drawn to it anyway. As lead singer Marina Sakimoto puts it, “I like ‘Hellbound’ as the first track of the album because it feels like the initial descent into a transformative period for me. There’s that space in your life where you start sensing something may not be the best for you, but the allure of it keeps you around because… what else do you have to lose? Nihilism—mixed with a lost sense of identity—is one hell of a drug.”
It’s a vibe that feels both timeless and entirely now—think revisiting the moody soundtrack of Lost in Translation while in the heart of Japan, wrapped in late-night desert memories from Joshua Tree. Shunkan’s comeback is set to be as raw and riveting as ever, blending introspection with hi-fi rock energy that critics are already calling “fully-formed, confident and glorious” (DIY) and “straight up hi-fi rock” (VICE).
For fans who’ve been waiting since the days of The Pink Noise and Cumberland Falls, Kamikaze Girl promises to be her most refined, yet uncompromising, record yet. With a tracklist that’s as daring as its title, here’s what you can expect:
- Hellbound
- Sidekick
- Usual Suspects
- INALYNAF
- Frogtown
- I Did My Part Today
- Arm’s Length
- Talk Is Cheap
- Prettier
- Gilligan’s Island
Get ready to ride the wave of raw emotion and fierce rock energy—Shunkan’s back, and she’s here to shake things up. Don’t sleep on “Hellbound”—listen now, and gear up for Kamikaze Girl this May.
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