The re-invention of Kate Nash continues apace. Taking a step back last year, Nash began focusing on new ways of making music. Gradually becoming more aware of Feminism and the legacy of Riot Grrrl, the 25-year-old British songstress is back and she's wilder and crazier than ever, as strayed a long way from her sugary pop roots and debuted her new direction earlier this year, and now she's gone full-blown indie pop with her new video for the titular cut, "Death Proof," the lead single and title track from her most recent venture and fresh five-track EP.
Nash' new EP is an upbeat, snarky attitude and blunt lyrics are still there, but something raw and melancholy underlies. Each track is a step along the path of heartache, following her trail of loneliness after escaping a bad relationship that was driving her into the ground. The diverse range in this small collection demonstrates heavy experimentation outside of her British pop genre. It also finds Nash embracing an entirely new mode, her piano having been replaced for the time being by a bass guitar.
"Death Proof," a song metaphorically about heartache, is a complete 180, exchanging catchy pop hooks for a new rawer 'rock n roll' sound with a fun garage punk sound with a heavy bass riff leads back up to Nash' scratchy voice. This is about walking away from a situation with as little damage as possible. In every relationship, we leave behind a piece of our heart, but the trick is getting out of it before we lose everything, because who has time for that? The song mixes urgent bass and minimal surf licks with a tuneful chorus that could have been ripped straight out of the K Records or Slumberland catalogs.
As for the new Aram Rappaport-directed clip, inspired by Quentin Tarantino's signature aesthetic film, Nash fuses vintage imagery with circus grandeur and sideshow novelty, performs in a flashy outfit while surrounded by different entertainers, and gets a little brash and bloody in the medical tent. "I wanted 'Death Proof' to have a Tarantino feel," Nash explained. "But I also love this movie called Freaks so a lot of the inspiration came from that as well: old Bettie Page pictures, traveling circus people, and freak shows."
Nash' new EP is an upbeat, snarky attitude and blunt lyrics are still there, but something raw and melancholy underlies. Each track is a step along the path of heartache, following her trail of loneliness after escaping a bad relationship that was driving her into the ground. The diverse range in this small collection demonstrates heavy experimentation outside of her British pop genre. It also finds Nash embracing an entirely new mode, her piano having been replaced for the time being by a bass guitar.
"Death Proof," a song metaphorically about heartache, is a complete 180, exchanging catchy pop hooks for a new rawer 'rock n roll' sound with a fun garage punk sound with a heavy bass riff leads back up to Nash' scratchy voice. This is about walking away from a situation with as little damage as possible. In every relationship, we leave behind a piece of our heart, but the trick is getting out of it before we lose everything, because who has time for that? The song mixes urgent bass and minimal surf licks with a tuneful chorus that could have been ripped straight out of the K Records or Slumberland catalogs.
As for the new Aram Rappaport-directed clip, inspired by Quentin Tarantino's signature aesthetic film, Nash fuses vintage imagery with circus grandeur and sideshow novelty, performs in a flashy outfit while surrounded by different entertainers, and gets a little brash and bloody in the medical tent. "I wanted 'Death Proof' to have a Tarantino feel," Nash explained. "But I also love this movie called Freaks so a lot of the inspiration came from that as well: old Bettie Page pictures, traveling circus people, and freak shows."
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