Kate Nash is back, and she's got reasons to be bitter with a new video earlier today on MTV for her new single, "OMYGOD!" in support of her fan-funded third album, "Girl Talk." The 25-year-old British songstress may be known for making upbeat pop, but she admits that she was in "a lot of pain" and going through "a very sh**ty time" while writing her "Girl Talk," which she channels feminism, sexism and fun on it. Nash uses music as "therapy" and found her new album was the perfect way to put all her feelings into songs.
With her 2010 sophomore album, "My Best Friend Is You," Nash successfully broadened her intimate folk-pop outlook to a more slickly produced, post-Amy Winehouse neon-soul sound. She was clearly growing up and growing her sound along the way. At 25, Nash is still figuring out what she likes musically and, most of all, who she is. She's doing what most artists who became famous at a young age eventually do, which is to say that she's rebelling against what made her famous.
Nash had a torrid 2012 and is well on her path to becoming massive from indie popper to badass rocker, and she takes this growth even further on her new punk-tinged raw and rambunctious "Girl Talk." And yes, women who own bunny rabbits named Fluffy can still be badass. Thankfully, while Nash has moved to a more extroverted, aggressive sound, she hasn't sacrificed any of the personal, intimate lyrics that marked the best of her early songs. Nash says she has "absolutely poured my heart, soul, brain, guts, and mind into this record" following a "significantly important and challenging year," and "Girl Talk" reflects that intensity.
Nash is clearly a woman dictated, and driven, by her moods and impulses, wherever they may lead. She's got thrust, she's open, articulate, opinionated, and refuses to ever edit herself, to rein herself in. This is her, take it or leave it. She leers as she lambasts those she once considered soul-mates in songs like "OMYGOD!" which benefits from a chorus that feels like it's been beamed in from another, more tuneful place. "OMYGOD!" lyrics showcase Nash's poeticism, musicality and a perfect harmony between music and lyrics. "OMYGOD! is the poppiest one on the record and it still shows that I still have inside me those pop medleys and harmonies," Nash said about song. Enjoy the clip.
With her 2010 sophomore album, "My Best Friend Is You," Nash successfully broadened her intimate folk-pop outlook to a more slickly produced, post-Amy Winehouse neon-soul sound. She was clearly growing up and growing her sound along the way. At 25, Nash is still figuring out what she likes musically and, most of all, who she is. She's doing what most artists who became famous at a young age eventually do, which is to say that she's rebelling against what made her famous.
Nash had a torrid 2012 and is well on her path to becoming massive from indie popper to badass rocker, and she takes this growth even further on her new punk-tinged raw and rambunctious "Girl Talk." And yes, women who own bunny rabbits named Fluffy can still be badass. Thankfully, while Nash has moved to a more extroverted, aggressive sound, she hasn't sacrificed any of the personal, intimate lyrics that marked the best of her early songs. Nash says she has "absolutely poured my heart, soul, brain, guts, and mind into this record" following a "significantly important and challenging year," and "Girl Talk" reflects that intensity.
Nash is clearly a woman dictated, and driven, by her moods and impulses, wherever they may lead. She's got thrust, she's open, articulate, opinionated, and refuses to ever edit herself, to rein herself in. This is her, take it or leave it. She leers as she lambasts those she once considered soul-mates in songs like "OMYGOD!" which benefits from a chorus that feels like it's been beamed in from another, more tuneful place. "OMYGOD!" lyrics showcase Nash's poeticism, musicality and a perfect harmony between music and lyrics. "OMYGOD! is the poppiest one on the record and it still shows that I still have inside me those pop medleys and harmonies," Nash said about song. Enjoy the clip.
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