The song — our latest preview of the NYC rock band’s forthcoming Mortal Primetime — boasts a power-chord-blasted chorus with huge harmonized hooks, straight out of ’70s and ’80s arena rock. The band cites Heart, Pat Benatar, and Joan Jett as inspirations, and, yeah, it really does fit into that lineage. “Nothing Romantic” also features piano from Jellyfish’s Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and a video directed by Sophia Feuer.
“Nothing Romantic” is about rejecting the myth of the tortured artist—realizing that the joys of creativity don’t have to come from the lows of misery. The video mirrors this journey, capturing our lives as touring musicians in between nightmarish performances. From green rooms to lost highways, we travel from town to town, feeling alive only in the escape of our show. There’s tension between the connection and solitude; on stage, we’re together, sharing our music with others but later isolation and the price of our sacrifices creep in.
Tour dates
3/12 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - Monster Children Showcase at Mohawk
3/13 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - JBL Sound Bodega at 3Ten Austin City Limits
3/13 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - Academy Fight Songs / Rough Trade Publishing at Hotel Vegas
3/14 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - Paste Magazine Showcase at High Noon
3/14 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - KROX at Inn Cahoots
4/29 – Brighton, UK @ Resident
4/30 – Kingston, UK @ Pryzm (Disco Room)
5/1 – Leeds, UK @ Belgrave Music Hall
5/2 – Liverpool, UK @ Baltic
5/3 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East
5/15 - Troy, NY @ No Fun *
5/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas *
5/17 - Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts *
5/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw #
5/23 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis #
5/24 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings #
5/25 - Asheville, NC @ Eulogy #
5/27 - Nashville, TN @ Blue Room at Third Man Records #
5/28 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl #
5/30 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves #
5/31 - Austin, TX @ The Ballroom #
6/01 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Upstairs #
6/04 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar #
6/05 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah #
6/06 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room #
6/07 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel #
6/9 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios #
6/10 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s #
6/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
6/13 - Fort Collins, CO @ The Coast #
6/14 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
6/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry #
6/19 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village #
6/20 - Detroit, MI @ Third Man Records
6/21 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
