Travis Mills' new pop-punk band just dropped another song, and it sounds like 2007.

girlfriends today (Aug. 21) revealed "Eyes Wide Shut," the follow-up to their excellent debut single "California."

An upbeat dose of synth-laden pop-punk akin to the sound of mid-noughties scene bands such as The Friday Night Boys and Every Avenue, the release of "Eyes Wide Shut" suggests T.Mills is fully in on taking the pop-punk route for his music moving forward.

Check out "Eyes Wide Shut" below:

Mills' foray into pop-punk follows a similar pivot toward the genre from major label acts such as Machine Gun Kelly and Yungblud, something you can hear more about on the latest Note To Scene podcast.

girlfriends is the brainchild of Mills and drummer Nick Gross, and given his cameo in the "California" video, it looks like the duo have been working with Goldfinger frontman and blink-182 producer John Feldmann on their music.

Travis Mills initially rose to prominence in music via his huge MySpace following. He released his last solo EP, While You Wait, in 2016.

girlfriends "Eyes Wide Shut" Lyrics (via Genius):

[Verse 1]
Sunday's best or lingerie
Your eyes were warm that's how they stayed
Tongues tied and that's all we said
Alone in my bed (Alone in my bed)
Afternoons at home with you
The sun was down and I was too
Saying things I thought were true
But now I have my...

[Chorus]
Eyes wide shut
In the middle of a day dream
Haven't seen much of you lately
I'm coming down (I'm coming down)
And you're not around right now
It's been feeling like a nightmare
When I wake up and you're not here
Like you were back then (You were back then)
I try to pretend you're here

[Verse 2]
It's been a year the days flew by
I see you on tv sometimes
Take me back to the good old days
'Cause everything changed (Everything changed)
Try to fall asleep again
Reminded or our innocence
We never were that innocent
That's what I liked best

[Chorus]
Eyes wide shut
In the middle of a day dream
Haven't seen much of you lately
I'm coming down (I'm coming down)
And you're not around right now
It's been feeling like a nightmare
When I wake up and you're not here
Like you were back then (You were back then)
I try to pretend you're here

[...]

[Chorus]
Eyes wide shut
In the middle of a day dream
Haven't seen much of you lately
I'm coming down (I'm coming down)
And you're not around right now
It's been feeling like a nightmare
When I wake up and you're not here
Like you were back then (You were back then)
I try to pretend you're here

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