Dream Nails drop their brand new single "BALLPIT"

"This song is about having fun for the sake of it. It’s about the pursuit of hedonism as a radical act. Sometimes the dread and hopelessness caused by the succubus of late-capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, and environmental devastation feels overwhelming," says drummer Lucy Katz. “These problems aren’t going to be solved by acting silly in a ball pit or writing a song about it, but part of breaking through the doom loop is learning how to have self-compassion, to carve out moments and spaces where we can play and simply exist.”

Filmed in an Essex meadow on the grounds of a youth music project the band are collaborating with on their Arts Council England-funded project Dreams of Revolution, which facilitates youth engagement with zine culture, political music and aims to increase access to the music industry. The cryptic video features a leather-clad character (portrayed by bassist Mimi Jasson) representing someone seeking pleasure on their own terms, while simultaneously depicting an image that the mainstream would understand as sexualised from the latex and fetish attire.

"...the giant Zorbs we used looked like alien eggs," explains frontman Ishmael. "This concept aligns with the idea that Mimi's character gave birth to the band, who, in turn, frees the creature searching for its own pleasure and autonomy, guided by our sound."