Brand new single from The New Nostalgia

London-based band The New Nostalgia was born when four university friends went on a trip to Amsterdam, combining to bring to life their aggressive rock sound that expresses their experience as young Brits in the post-Brexit era. Formed by frontman Patrick McCallion on vocals and guitar, James Sands on guitar, Sam Bramhall on bass and Charles Adey on drums, The New Nostalgia’s sound takes cues from artists like Nothing But Thieves and Gang Of Youths, filtering their inspirations through their own highly original sonic lens.

Since starting out, the band has made a significant impact throughout Europe, winning over fans with their music and impactful performances which have taken them across the UK and The Netherlands, with notable appearances at Long Division Festival and sold-out shows in Amsterdam. First capturing their sound in the studio in 2019, they dropped their debut single “Fragile Bones,” paired with an acoustic version and followed by a remix EP of the track.

Since then, they’ve shared a string of well-received singles in the build up to their first full-length record, the 2022 album BLEED & BLOOM., which featured nine tracks that presented the full scope of their sonic vision. Their track “Millennial Love” earned them an honourable mention and finalist status for Best Rock and Unsigned in the International Songwriting Competition, judged by industry luminaries like Tom Waits, Coldplay and Dua Lipa.

Now they’re back with new music, bringing us their brand new single titled “A Fridge In Berlin,” recorded at Coastal Sound Recording Studio in Liverpool with producer Tom Roach, who’s known for his work with the likes of Crawlers, The Lathums and Queen Zee. Distilling the negative sides of uprooting your life and leaving your hometown to chase your dreams in the big city, the band’s new single lays down a raucous rock onslaught brimming with raw energy and impactful lyricism.

Kicked off with the fade in of fuzzy feedback, the track erupts with wild, splashing drums, crunching guitar riffs and pulsing bass lines before settling into a moody punk-inflected rock sound as Patrick’s commanding vocal leads delivery biting lyrics via punchy delivery. With the flurry of powerful instrumentation rising in the chorus to reflect the pithiness of the writing, a belted out vocal line ushers in the bouncy rumbling drums and skanked guitar chords of the second verse as the rhythm shifts and energy builds to one final moment of rousing rock music in the crescendo.

It’s an energising and instantly memorable outing from an exciting band, packed into a potent two minutes dose of in-you-face alternative rock cut with punk attitude and garage rock aesthetic. Commenting on the single, lead singer Patrick McCallion offers, “It’s a song about the mental arithmetic you do when you decide to move away from home in pursuit of some sort of hipster utopia. I moved to Amsterdam in my early twenties but it could just as easily be about London, Berlin, LA, any of these places where you spend half your life at raves and art installations and the other in a miserable flat with a busted radiator.”

Listen to A Fridge In Berlin below

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