[Cover photo credit to James Hand]

Orlando-based Soul and Rock group The Sh-Booms have released the single “This Is a Test,” their first new recorded music since 2019 and the title track from their forthcoming EP, This Is a Test. The EP will be released digitally and as a limited-run of 12” vinyl, available at the band’s upcoming Florida release shows this March and everywhere else on March 10, 2026.

Bandleader and bassist Alfred Ruiz says:

This Is a Test is a sci-fi vision of two astronauts on a collision course in the cosmic ocean. As they delve into the great unknown they enter euphoric intergalactic love — but a treacherous mission may lay waste to the path forward. This is a test…now hold your breath.

The title track blends New Wave textures, Post-Punk grooves, and Funk-driven elements. Thematically, the song “captures the emotional push and pull of new love.”

Produced by Grammy-nominated engineer Alan Armitage (Boyz II Men) at his Orlando studio The Snake Arcade, and mastered by Grammy Award-winner Emily Lazar (Beck, Vampire Weekend, Minus the Bear) at The Lodge Mastering in New York, the single signals a sonic expansion for the band.

EP Vinyl Release Shows:

March 6 — Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
March 7 — Tampa, FL @ Crowbar