Sheffield has apparently been a hotbed of musical talent over the past few years. However I think over the past five years or so I’d only bother listening to four or five bands honing from Sheffield. Nerves are one of those bands.
The first track on the demo is “Seams”. This has almost become Nerves’ signature song. Distant, oscillating guitars build and build to a euphoric and cathartic climax as the lead guitar kicks in followed by dark, melancholic vocals
“Running” is the title of the second track. I have no idea but it reminds me of Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath. Its slow and insatiably dark. As the song begins to kick it reminds me more and more of A Place to Bury Strangers. It has a swagger as though they know they’re the most interesting band in the UK right now.
Track number three, “Write Letter” is sludgier and harder to its predecessor. Gallant lead guitars twist and swirl throughout until the end of the track as everything descends back to equilibrium.
The final track “Wake Up Italy” is the ‘nicest’ of all the songs. Its so nice that it could even be used on a cheesy American rom-com. A scene where the couple is sat on a hill next to a tree watching the sun set. That is how nice this song is. The guitar line is infectious and is a perfect end to a near perfect demo.
Nerves aren’t following any trends, they’re playing music they want to hear making them stand out from the current crop of white-washed shite filtering through just about every genre of music these days. If their demo is this good, i can’t wait until they do a proper release.
by Adam Bellagha
