I last saw Leeds trio Nervous Twitch at the Cambridge Indie Pop Alldayer in 2018, they were definitely one of the big highlights of the day, performing many of their ‘…..short songs played quickly….’ Now they are soon to release their fourth album, the first since ‘I Won’t Hide’ in 2017.
The A-side of this new single is ‘Keeping Faith In Something’, built around a retro bass keyboard riff, sparsely jangling surfy guitar and powerhouse drums. Erin’s vocals are simultaneously deadpan and sort of joyous with dark advice hiding in the lyrics, ‘…..following your heart doesn’t get you anywhere…..outta food, outta work, outta life, outta choice…..of how to live as another number…..’, finally deciding that ‘….playing it safe doesn’t get you any further….’. It is three minutes of powerpop that makes you dance and think.
The B-side is a change of pace, slowing down to let the uncluttered guitars carry the rhythm along with some unpredictable chord changes. Meanwhile the echoing vocal meditates on boredom and hope ‘….and I feel I need another heartbreak…. just for the spark of inspiration…..’ and then perhaps sums up some of the negatives of 2020 so far with the title line ‘…and all we need is something to look forward to…..’
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Indiepop All-Dayer, Blue Moon, Cambridge, 10 November 2018
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