THE Moon Kids are on the offensive with the release of their latest single.

Fresh off a whirlwind trip to Los Angeles where they mixed with Hollywood stars, they returned home with grand visions in their minds.

Their US debut in April was a taster of just ‘what could be’ for the Dunfermline outfit if they capitalise on the opportunities afforded to them.

With a bank of material ready to go, including their new track Life’s A Beach, the stars could be set to align.

David Barr, lead singer and founding member, told Press:ON: “We’re riding a wave now, and we have to keep riding it.

“There’s talk about us going back out to LA and it feels like we’re on the cusp of something big happening.

“We’re going to attack every chance when it comes. Being in a band can be difficult, but the hard work is paying off. It’s not been wasted.

“We have no crazy ideas. We’re just doing our thing. We love writing, playing and recording music, and we’ll see where it takes us.”

A play on words, Life’s A Beach addresses the theme of perception as well as how social media can be deceptive.

It was written before heading off to California and was released on Friday last week.

That came one day before they took to the Voodoo Rooms stage in Edinburgh on Saturday night for a show with American hip-hop friends Brayell.

“You see it every day on Instagram where people are only posting the best versions of themselves for people to see,” David said of the new song.

“You don’t see the full picture. You don’t see what goes on behind the scenes. There’s this perceived form of pressure to take the best possible holiday you can for the world to see and buy the best you can.

“You’re expected to be glamorous and to display your ‘best life’. The song plays on that theme.

“You may be stuck in a dead-end job but then you have a carrot dangled in front of your face to see what’s possible for you. Us going to LA was an example of that. We had that opportunity and then we were back to working and the daily grind.

“People see us going to Los Angeles and thinking how great we must have it, but they don’t see the amount of hours we put in recording, rehearsing and writing to earn those experiences.”

It is those hours off the stage that’s resulted in a vast number of songs recorded, which has left the four-piece with a welcome quandary: is it time for a second EP or a debut album?

David concluded: “We were in the shadows for a long time sorting out the line-up, but we kept busy.

“We have a lot of tunes recorded and we’re just deciding what’s best for us going forward.

“We have many options to choose from, but it’s about making the right one.”