They also keep things stripped down on the lyrical front but that doesn’t mean there’s no depth. There’s a certain street poetry to Mad Mind (‘Long ago, a kid and his heart, a beat lost in the rain / All this time makes you old’) and Last Beat shouldn’t be as compelling as it manages to be with just three lines strung through the entire song.
The aforementioned Baby Drummer is about looking for something new to come along and sweep you away in a wave of excitement. Bad Nerves aren’t doing anything strictly original but there’s a giddy sense of momentum and vibrancy that makes their debut full-length irresistible.
Verdict: 4/5
For Fans Of: The Dickies, Jay Reatard, The Chats
Bad Nerves is released on November 20 via Killing Moon.
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