DREAM NAILS live at BAR BOBU

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DREAM NAILS

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Following their acclaimed sophomore album ‘Doom Loop’, Dream Nails are back, revitalised and recalibrated, evolving their politically charged sound to encompass introspection and spiritual curiosity in their most experimental work to date. Written over the past year, the new record „You Wish“ responds to a period of intense global change.Throwing themselves into the creative process—In collaboration with the acclaimed producer and engineer Ali Chant (Dry Cleaning, Katy J Pearson, Sorry, Yard Act)—‘You Wish’ marks a sonic departure from previous works, and, for the first time, the band broke down their traditional roles and collaborated across lyrics, melody, and production. The band “got weird” to create something intimate and primal, resulting in some of their most creatively vulnerable work to date, while remaining rooted in the myriad shades of punk that colour their signature sound.

Building on their punk beginnings, the new record retains Dream Nails’ witty and sharp lyrical observations while drawing from heavier, more melodic influences, such as the Breeders, Wolf Alice, and Mannequin Pussy. “This is a punk album about resilience”, shares guitarist Anya Pearson, “each song a story of strength. It’s called ‘You Wish’ because it perfectly captures our punk swagger counterpointed with our cosmic optimism. With ‘Doom Loop’, we were curious observers of the world’s repeated cycles. With ‘You Wish,’ we’re finding the strength to fight. We’re asking the universe for guidance. We’re making friends with animals. We’re surrendering to the elements, to a cosmic knowing that we’re all born with, to find the answers.”

The trio’s latest single, ‘Organoid’, is a paranoid punk explosion, an expression of tech-anxiety fuelled by Black-Mirror-esque developments in technology. What if our computers end up with souls? “It’s about the fight to stay human in the outright insanity of the digital age,” shares drummer Lucy Katz. “It’s a response to feeling silenced by the tech overlords and the toxic social environment they have created, which corrupts how we all relate to each other and ourselves.” Organoids are tiny human brains with eyes that are being used to run supercomputers”, explains singer/bassist Mimi Jasson. “Do they have a conscience? Do they have souls? Should we resist these dystopian systems, or should we not say anything at all?”

“Will we wake up one day as organoids?” Anya questions. “Tech feudalists are monetising our deepest social bonds. How do we stay truly connected? With a tidal wave of AI content flooding music, art, social interactions, and even threatening our jobs, how do we find the words to fight back?”