Lay your worries to rest with Jordan Nash’s "Fear and Loathing"

If you're looking for the sound of summer 2022, here it comes signed, sealed, and delivered courtesy of indie-pop sorcerer Jordan Nash and his brand new track "Fear and Loathing" - a troubled dream-pop looking into Nash’s signature silky finesse, and a siren-like call to “stay another night”.

Effortless vocals skip over a backdrop of glowing guitars guiding us into the light, while harmonies and bittersweet lyricism are riddled throughout. Speaking on the new single Nash summarises, “"Fear and Loathing" is just sun shining, car driving, heartbreak music. A portal into the dirtier side of pop music, where the rooms smell like incense and smoke, and all our vices are served on a plate. It’s a look forward into all the worst and best parts of the day after the party. All your troubles are covered in a haze of blind happiness.”

The dizzying composition is complemented by the cinematic setting of its visualiser, depicting a Wuthering Heights-worthy landscape as Nash buries us (and seemingly himself) six feet under. It's the first to emerge from Nash's upcoming visual EP, Seventy One - a quintet of tracks guaranteed to take you on a delectable trip via visuals and sound.

Taking a divergent approach to music-making, the multi-faceted Nash firmly establishes himself as a far cry from the archetypes. Fusing a scope of influence (anywhere from Beethoven, to Elton John, to Young Thug) Nash’s sound is a whimsical fever-dream that sweeps you off your feet and floats you amongst the clouds.

“Seventy One is the handcuffed partner in crime of [2021 debut EP] Sixty Four,” Nash explains. “For me, this was the darker-toned yet pop-inspired flip side to my previous EP. It playfully leans into everything I love and hate about pop music, talking about some of my worst fears whilst bragging about this new world I’ve been introduced to. I think it’s a soundtrack made for a summer evening with the sky turning pink behind you.”

Skillfully dancing through genres and styles, Nash cradles on to an unbreakable sense of originality intricately woven into his very artist fabric; it’s no wonder this new talent comes so hotly-tipped. Jordan Nash is a treasure that has yet to be truly cherished.