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Veterans of the late '90s and early 2000s emo and indie rock scene Time Spent Driving have released their new single "She's the One," the latest preview of their forthcoming fourth full-length, Lost Leaves, due August 21 via Thirty Something Records.

Following the introspective first singles "Weak Arm" and "December," "She's the One" reveals another side of Lost Leaves. Brighter, punchier, and built for the stage, the song looks back at the intensity of first love with the perspective that only comes from time.

"'She's the One' was another song that just poured out," says singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter Jon Cattivera. "I wanted to do something more upbeat and energetic, especially in a live setting. A lot of our early material was about relationships before settling down, so I wanted to go back in time—way back in time. It's a song about puppy love and first loves, and how intense and important they feel in the moment, but that they never really would have worked. In the end, that's for the better, because you eventually land exactly where you're supposed to be with the person who's meant for you."

The song came together just as naturally as its subject matter.

"I already had the bulk of the music," Cattivera explains, "so I came up with a ton of lyrics while driving up to Tahoe for a snow trip. I wanted to get as many ideas down as possible, so I'd jot them into my Notes app as they came to me. My wife and I also took a trip to Austin while I was finishing it up, so I brought my iPad and kept fine-tuning it in GarageBand between eating at great restaurants, going to breweries, shopping, and hanging with some of my good buds in Pop Unknown."

The recording also features one of the album's standout guest performances.

"My buddy Marc Allen from Counterfit, Helen Earth Band, and Finch recorded guest vocals on it," says Cattivera. "He went hard on the harmonies at a pitch I'd have trouble reaching, so it was really cool hearing another voice woven into the song when almost everything on our previous records was just me all the time."

That renewed energy carries throughout Lost Leaves. Time Spent Driving's fourth true full-length captures a band operating with fresh momentum and creative purpose. Rooted in the emotionally direct songwriting that has defined the group since its earliest days, the album pushes their sound forward with sharper arrangements, stronger melodies, and some of their most confident work to date.