The wild punk trio from Leicester, 9 o’clock Nasty, is back again and their new song Love in the Circle is one of their most interesting releases yet. It’s about lust, bad choices, strange parties, and trying to keep your soul clean while your body has other ideas.
9 o’clock Nasty has been making music for years and they keep getting better with each track released. Their past albums show how much they love to experiment. They’ve played with Junk, funk disco and they always have a way of adding their own touch.
The sound of Love in the Circle is different from a lot of punk music. Instead of fast guitars and loud shouting, this one is slow, smooth and full of atmosphere. We’ll like to describe it as the kind of song that crawls into your ears and stays there. The beat and bass slides through the track like spilled honey on a velvet couch.
Their last few singles have really pushed the boundaries, especially The Wrong Guy and Kid Blast. Now, Love in the Circle gives us a sneak peek at their next album, Chaos, which is coming later this year. If this song is any clue, the album will be full of dark grooves, sharp lyrics, and more of their clever take on modern life.
There’s a mix of rapping, talking and singing all done with a slightly sarcastic tone. You can just tell that the band is having the time of their life having fun but there’s something serious beneath all that surface. They make reference to a guy at a dinner party who thought playing porn would start an orgy (yes, that actually happened). But the song isn’t just about being weird or naughty, it’s about the strange ways people try to connect with each other.
As always, the band created their own music video for the release and like their music, it’s a little strange, very cool, and full of contrasts. They mix old video clips with modern shots of neon-lit city streets. It feels like a collage of past and present which makes a perfect match for a song that mixes old-school mood with new ideas. Watching it is like flipping through a dream you half-remember from a party you maybe shouldn’t have gone to but you’re glad you did anyway.
Love In The Circle asks: can you still be a good person if you’re chasing pleasure? How do you stay true to yourself when everything around you feels fake or dirty? These are big questions and 9 o’clock Nasty handles them with style. They don’t preach or judge. They just lay it all out with a slinky rhythm and let you feel the tension.
With Love in the Circle, 9 o’clock Nasty shows us once again why they’re one of the most exciting, unusual, and brilliant bands in the UK underground scene.
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