Backstreet's Back. Um, Alright?

Backstreet Boys Jive

Daughters, lock up your mothers. The Backstreet Boys are back by popular demand yet again.

Apparently, someone forgot to tell them that the only ones who can pull off bubblegum pop these days are Disneyfied tween stars, not borderline irrelevant boy bands old enough to be their target market's fathers.

But we digress.

Nick, Howie, Brian and AJ have managed to squeeze out This Is Us, their seventh studio album, set for release on Oct. 6. And because they're generous like that, they're already streaming the debut single, "Straight Through My Heart," online and putting the final touches on a yearlong tour.

Somewhere, Kevin Richardson is breathing a huge sigh of relief.

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