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Oil and water don’t exactly mix. Same goes for volatile relationships comprised of polarizing parts. You push the romance beyond the brink of what is normal, or perhaps sane, and things can devolve quickly and severely. Shredding through a downward spiral, indie-rock troupe Nocturnal Blonde ⏤ of Ritchie Williams, Rachel Adams, Kevin Sims and Brent Hedrick ⏤ find themselves depleted and left for dead on their new song. With “Scripted,” guitars crashing into drums for a thunderous, mind-melting quake, the band grapples with one woman’s emotional cracks against a man’s devouring isolation. The barricades rise around them both, and soon, their states of being are crushed into dust. “I know I prayed I would not misbehave,” confides Williams. Adams, the emotion already caving in on her, replies, “And I prayed I would not push you away.” The push and pull unravels within seconds, the production crying and wailing before hell is truly unleashed.
“Scripted” anchors the band’s new album, Still Gushing, out everywhere August 23.
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One response to “Taste Test: Nocturnal Blonde’s twisted call and response song, ‘Scripted’”
This is a beautiful write up, sincerely! I’m so honored. Thank you.