Nervus have never been ones to shy away from big issues, and with themes from fascism and austerity, to mental health, their new album ‘Tough Crowd’ sees them taking it up a notch. Em Foster tells us more.
- From a writing perspective, my main influences were ‘Less Talk More Rock’ by Propagandhi, ‘All-Amerikkkan Bad$$’ by Joey Bada$$, ‘The Feeding of the 5000’ by Crass, ‘RBG’ by Dead Prez, and ‘I’ve Been Expecting You’ by Robbie Williams.
- The guitar solo on ‘Flies’ was recorded through a Ladyfuzz pedal, designed by our very own Lucinda Livingstone.
- During the album recording process, we holed up in the middle of nowhere and made sure to watch cinematic staples: The Equalizer, Some Kind Of Monster, Clown, and The Fugitive. Also loads of the woman’s world cup. The influences are obvious.
- The keys on ‘Fake’ are a result of Paul and Em being left alone in the studio without a producer and recording until 1 in the morning.
- On the penultimate track ‘Burn’, we’ve invented a genre. We’re calling it Camp Fire Punk Rock – it’s gonna be big, you heard it here first.
Taken from the October issue of Upset. Nervus’s album ‘Tough Crowd’ is out 27th September.
