Track Of The Day: Nasty Little Lonely – ‘Ugly Vitamin’

Bristol Noise Rockers Nasty Little Lonely have released their belting new single ‘Ugly Vitamin’ via Liverpool based label Loner Noise, and it’s an incredible aural assault that seethes with menacing guitar riffs and filthy bass lines.

The band blend elements of industrial music and noise rock to create their dark and heavy sounds, and have supported the likes of The Wytches, Part Chimp, God Damn, Bo Ningen and Lydia Lunch. Recorded and Mixed by Wayne Adams of Death Pedals and Big Lad (formerly Shitwife), ‘Ugly Vitamin’ “bristles with muscular energy and a looming tension”.

Together, guitarist Ben Fisher, bassist Charlie B, and drummer Martin G perform with an intensity that has to be witnessed live in the flesh to be fully appreciated. Check out the new track below and follow the band on Facebook for future gig updates.

Kate Crudgington
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WATCH: Shamir – ‘Straight Boy’

I first fell in love with Shamir upon hearing the frenzied joy of 2014’s ‘On The Regular’, and my love continued to grow when I saw him live at Visions Festival the next year, and he gave me the sweetest of hugs when I told him I was a fan. And my love got even bigger when I watched the video for his new single ‘Straight Boy’.

A massive step away from the uptempo playful pop of his debut, ‘Straight Boy’ lays bare a heart-rending raw emotion, as the moving beauty of Shamir’s vocals and the delicate simplicity of the melody oozes an endearing vulnerability.

Asking what it is about straight boys that makes them act the way they do, Shamir explains of the single:

“(it’s) about how frustrating it was for me to have my whole identity picked apart at a young age just to see straight white men use it as an aesthetic choice. The video quite unequivocally depicts the process of white washing and the repudiation of the queer and people of color who pioneered.”

Watch the new video for ‘Straight Boy’ – a visual representation of the song’s meaning, as Shamir stands in front of a white backdrop, his image gradually being replaced by a white guy:

Shamir’s upcoming new album Revelations is out 3rd November via Father/Daughter Records.

Mari Lane
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INTERVIEW: Queen Zee & The Sasstones

Since we first heard the warped pop sounds of Queen Zee & The Sasstones, all we wanted to do was lay in a bath tub full of red wine and listen to their EP, Eat My Sass – watch the video for single ‘Boy’ below and you’ll feel the same. We had a quick chat with front person Queen Zee about how the band started out, what inspired their latest recording and the mix of “adoration and bemusement” they receive from live crowds…

Hello Queen Zee & The Sasstones. For anyone who doesn’t know, can you tell us how the band came to be?
Myself and Em met at a black metal show for both our solo projects. I uploaded some demos six months later under the Queen Zee moniker, Em didn’t like them but said we should start a band anyway…

Your latest EP Eat My Sass is out now. What kinds of reactions have you had from fans and critics about the EP? 
It’s been great, as a collection of songs they’re old and new, so it’s great to finally get those older songs out there while also showcasing our new material like ‘Boy’.

On a surface level, you can throw yourself around to the EP completely carefree on a dance floor, but your lyrics – especially on ‘Boy’ – highlight the dangers faced by trans people who have been the subject of trans and/or homophobic abuse. Do you write from experience?
I think all trans people are exposed to the abuse written about on ‘Boy’. On one level, yes ‘Boy’ comes from my resentment to how I’ve personally been treated. But I’m nothing special, all trans people experience the same hate.

Is the EP your way of dealing with and shouting back at those who have tried to silence or physically hurt you?
Art is in general, my art is my catharsis. It’s my rage, my passion, my love, my hate. So on some level, yes it’s my aggression. 

Your video for ‘Boy’ looks incredible. Tell us a little about the shoot: How much red wine did you consume? Would you recommend bathing in it to your fans?
Not enough wine. It was a very fun day, we were very tipsy. I wouldn’t recommend it though, the bathroom still stinks. We did it so fans don’t have too.

I’m a big fan of Courtney Love, and I noticed your reference to her on ‘I Hate Your New Boyfriend’. Are you a fan of her too?
Yeah I’m a huge Hole fan, ‘Violet’ is my jam.

You’re currently touring the UK and you played Reading & Leeds Festivals earlier this year too. What reactions have you had from the crowds so far?
It’s a mix of adoration and bemusement. Reading & Leeds was fun, people go feral when you put them in a field for three days.

Can you name a gig that was particularly memorable?
Playing with Venom Prison was fun, they’re a great death metal band. So this metal fan base turn up, loads of big dudes with beards and Neurosis shirts and we’re like “fucckkkkk” in our sparkly leggings absolutely bricking it. Two songs in the crowd’s going mad, the kit got crowd surfed, lapping it up, ended  up being one of the best shows we’ve ever done. Hopefully we’ll get to do a Venom Prison / Queen Zee tour one day.

As a blog dedicated to promoting women and non-binary artists in new music, we’d like to know if there are any female-fronted/non-binary artists you could recommend to us?
I really dig Babe Punch, who are our buddies from Nottingham. The new Marmozets record is a killer as well, we’re off on tour with them this month.

Finally, what’s next for Queen Zee & The Sasstones?
Wrap up this tour and head off for some studio time. Which may or may not result in more music next year…

Thanks to Queen Zee for answering our questions. Follow the band on Facebook for more updates.

Kate Crudgington
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Track Of The Day: Art Trip and The Static Sound – ‘Feminine Hygiene Spray’

Following on from May’s ‘No Fly Zone’ single and ahead of the new album out in early 2018, Art Trip and The Static Sound have released new track ‘Feminine Hygiene Spray’.

A hypnotic and intoxicating melody snakes around the repeating and layered vocals, the title refrain repeated until it is drilled into your brain, an inescapable order. This is a more subtle take-down of patriarchal indoctrination, no less cathartic to listen to but playing more to the drone than punk end of the rock spectrum.

And that’s what make Art Trip a particularly intriguing element on the current scene; their knack for societal commentary, righteous anger and political rage but pulling from a broader musical palette than just ‘70s punk.

With a blistering stage presence that manages to be both confrontational and inclusive, the band’s recorded efforts are no less impressive, and certainly no less immediate. ‘Feminine Hygiene Spray’ shows that not all punk has to be an unexpected sharp kick, but that anger is an energy which takes many forms and revels in many sounds.

‘Feminine Hygiene Spray’ is out now for pay what you like download on Art Trip and The Static Sound’s Bandcamp page.

 

Sarah Lay
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