Music

The Jonas Brothers Are Reuniting And Everyone Is Losing Their Shit

Polish off your promise rings!

by Joseph Earp  1 March 2019
The Jonas Brothers restaging their 'the tables have turned' video

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Well, the inevitable has finally happened: the Jonas Brothers have announced their reformation.

The three unnervingly hot brothers first hit the popular consciousness a staggering 14 years ago (feel old yet?) as a distinctly family friendly boy band. They didn’t curse, they didn’t flirt with rock star excess, and they flaunted promise rings like they were cool and edgy, rather than antiquated symbols of the Church’s habit of policing our bodies.

Still, despite having all the edge of a plastic beach ball, the band were genuinely talented performers — there was a reason for their massive success, and some of their lead singles remain catchy highlights of pop in the early aughts.

Well, now the rebranded brothers are back, and guess what — this time, they’re lookin’ risque.

Well, I mean, they’re looking comparatively risque — you can only look quite so rebellious when dressed in a collection of multi-colour pantsuits and pink pants.

Their new single is called ‘Sucker’, which feels right on the money, to be honest: if the Jonas Brothers were ever going to go for an in-yer-face, “we’re back and we’re bad” song title, it would probably be that one.

The single drops at midnight tonight, Eastern Standard time, which is about 4pm on Saturday for us.

Till then, looks like the internet is going to be a mess of nostalgic fans, celebrating the return and finding themselves transported back to their childhoods — Twitter has already lit up with a bevy of memes

Some of the reactions are pretty spicy, with poor ole Nick Jonas being singled out for some gentle ribbing. After all, Nick has always been the Ringo to Joe and Kevin’s Paul and John, and his solo career struggled following the 2013 split.

The brothers have even gotten into the memery of it all themselves, recreating one of their very finest moments. Yep, that’s right: their viral “The tables have turned” video has been blessed with a glorious 2019 update.

Only time will tell how the reformation itself goes, but hey, in the meantime, let’s all bask in the nostalgia.