Dead Nice Reveal Roaring New Single ‘Outsider’ Out Now
“This EP is great…it seems to end too quickly, which is always a good sign.” - Distorted Sound Magazine [8/10]
“I want more. I need more. Goddamn infectious.” - Amplify The Noise
Dead Nice Reveal New Single ‘Outsider’ Out Now
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Leicester Melodic Punks’ Debut EP Obscene Released 13th October 2023
Debut Live Show 14th October @ The Soundhouse, Leicester
Leicester melodic punk newcomers Dead Nice are pleased to return with another new offering in the form of new track ‘Outsider’, released 11th October 2023 on all good streaming services.
‘Outsider’ is the third and final single to be taken from the band’s forthcoming debut EP Obscene, set for release on 13th October 2023.
“Dave and Ed are really big on the idea of songwriting through themes of film, books and storyline,” says vocalist John Conyers of the concept for the EP and the new single. “It's a super unique way of writing and recording and a way we hadn't really worked before. I took it one further and actually came up with the loose concept of an island that gets cut off by the sea at night, and three different characters. ‘Outsider’ is about someone escaping.”
The new track follows on from lead single and debut outing ‘Occupier’ and follow-up track ‘Observer’ released earlier this year, which picked up support from grassroots alternative influencers at Distorted Sound Magazine, Amplify The Noise, The Punk Site, Already Heard, The Scene, Breathing The Core, Click Roll Boom, and more.
Recorded at Zephyr Studios in Leicester with producer Dave Tidmarsh, all three songs released so far will appear on the band’s forthcoming debut EP Obscene.
“Dave and Ed are both part of another incredible band, Reckoner, and had been non-stop recording and playing, so were well in the flow of writing and recording when we came to them with Dead Nice,” explains Conyers of the recording sessions. “They’re absolutely incredible to write with and being such good friends with us they know how to stretch me vocally. I was hitting notes that I didn't know existed in my range and Dave's also an incredible drummer so when it came to recording the drums the attention to detail was insane. We're so lucky to have Dave's studio on our doorstep in Leicester city centre.”
Taking influence from modern punk rock icons like AFI, Rise Against, Millencolin, and Hot Water Music, there are also traces of touchstone post-hardcore pioneers Thrice and Thursday in their progressive, technical-yet-raw punk sound.
“Conceptually, I love the way Defeater write and the storyline their songs follow,” says Conyers of his personal influences. “I've spent days reading all their lyrics and going down the rabbit hole every time, I love it. I've been listening to a lot of Red City Radio, Trophy Eyes, Polar Bear Club and Citizen recently, too. I suppose they all feed into our music in their own way.”
The quintet will be playing their debut live performance with a free entry show at The Soundhouse, Leicester on 14th October 2023 with support from Enderby and Produkty.
Live dates:
14.10.23 - Leicester - The Soundhouse
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Built on lifelong friendships forged in Leicester’s incredible music community, Dead Nice bandmates John Conyers and Mike Manger first met playing in Leicester band Freefallfelix. Parting ways to explore separate projects, the pair kept floating the idea of coming back together to play music again.
Rather than keep their embryonic idea as yet another pub chat pipe dream, they got together with old Freefallfelix acquaintances Ed Bramford and Edd Stockton, and producer Dave Tidmarsh, to initially attempt to write and record an entire song from scratch in just a day.
One (very) long day later, Dead Nice was formed.
This is more than just a band to the quintet—it’s a group of best friends coming together and making music to continually remind them of what brought them together in the first place.
