Ronboy Shares New Single "I Am Only Playing": Listen

Skip to ContentNew MusicRonboy – “I Am Only Playing”By Chris DeVille11:32 AM EST on March 5, 2026Share on FacebookShare on RedditShare on EmailShare on BlueskyFrank Fu Julia Laws, the LA-based singer, songwriter, and producer known as Ronboy, has been in Matt Berninger's orbit in recent years, and the National frontman guested on her single "Disaster" last year. She's got a new song called "I Am Only Playing" out today, a preview of this summer's Get Rich EP. You should listen to it."I Am Only Playing" lets Laws show off her magnetic bellow over her own steadily creeping bassline as the track builds into a dramatic post-punk ballad with traces of Florence + The Machine and PJ Harvey. By the end, the grungy power chords are chugging, and the refrain "I am only playing" has started to feel like a mantra. Laws explains, "I wanted to capture a parallel with the arc of the song and lyrics, spinning and building into a sonic release of 'I can't keep my cool anymore.'"Listen below, where you'll also find Ronboy's upcoming tour dates supporting Berninger.TOUR DATES:03/09 - Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom03/17 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre03/23 - Boston, MA @ Royale Boston03/24 - Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater03/25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn SteelShare on FacebookShare on RedditShare on EmailShare on BlueskyChris DeVille@chrisdevilleRead More:RonboyGET THE STEREOGUM DIGESTThe week's most important music stories and least important music memes.EmailSign upMore from New MusicExplore New MusicNew MusicMaximilian Announces Diurnals EP: Hear “I Know You”March 5, 2026New MusicCowboy Hunters – “Shag Slags Not Flags”March 5, 2026New MusicEbbb – “Home Ground”March 5, 2026New MusicCash Cobain – “Wish”March 5, 2026New MusicAnne Hathaway Shares Mother Mary Song Co-Written By Charli XCX & Jack AntonoffMarch 5, 2026New MusicCass McCombs & Chris Cohen – “Steel Reserve” & “Ignis Fatuus, Hinkypunk, Sharkfins And Ambergris”March 5, 2026