Untitled: the teenage garage band accidentally leading rock’s revival

There’s something quietly radical happening in a garage in West L.A. — and it’s cutting through louder than most major-label rollouts. Untitled, a teenage four-piece raised on distortion, DIY shows and late-night jams, have turned their debut single Restless into a global phenomenon. What started as a self-released track has snowballed into tens of millions of streams and viral dominance, with over 1.7 billion TikTok views and counting. Not bad for a band still figuring it out as they go.

But the real story isn’t the numbers — it’s the feeling. Raw, unpolished, defiantly human. At a time when much of modern music leans on perfection, Untitled are doing the opposite: plugging in, messing up, and letting it rip.

Now, with the release of the Restless video — filmed, naturally, in the same garage where it all began — the band are doubling down on what got them here: imperfection, instinct, and a belief that real instruments still matter.

Below, the band reflect on the chaos, the backlash, and why their garage might just be the most important room in rock right now.

“Restless” started in your garage and ended up becoming a global hit—how does it feel seeing something so raw and personal resonate on such a massive scale?

It feels really rewarding seeing the way the song has reached people. I personally am at a loss for words regarding it, because there have been many times where I’ve expected the ride to slow down and it just does quite the opposite. In other words, it feels like a rocket ride where nobody is quite in control—and I am all for it.

The video was filmed in the same garage where the band formed—what is it about that space that continues to shape your sound and identity?

The garage is a key part of not only Untitled’s story but mine as well. I played my first drum grooves in that room, jammed with my friends from high school there, and laid the groundwork of what would later become the band with Danny and James. Not only is it our trusty rehearsal space, but it is our home. It’s the one place we know where we can truly relax and just let loose—even our most avant-garde ideas—without judgement (except from ourselves, of course).

Your music taps into ’90s grunge and punk influences—how do you balance honoring that legacy while still creating something fresh for your generation?

I believe that by picking up real instruments and banging away the only way we know how, we’ve already done something right by our predecessors. Of course there is still a mountain of work ahead of us, but if we could show the world that there is a place on the modern stage for human performances—without the comping and quantization that everybody seems so eager to use—I would be happy. Our generation needs to be reminded of the beauty that is imperfection.

You’ve gone from backyard shows to millions of streams and major label attention—what has been the biggest adjustment in that transition so far?

By far the biggest adjustment has been learning to look past negative buzz on social media. It’s a shame that negativity tends to get more interactions than any other sentiment, but at the same time it serves as a good reminder to interact with human beings in the real world. The ether is only as cruel as you let it be.

With “Restless” blowing up and new music on the way, how do you plan to evolve your sound while keeping that raw, DIY energy fans are connecting with?

I’m not one to believe in magic, but there seems to be a charm with writing songs in our humble little garage. As long as the ideas are developed there, I believe they’ll still feel true to our as-of-yet nonexistent sound.