I wasn't hip to this band until site contributor Jay Mukherjee mentioned them. By the time that he reviewed their last album, I was also a firm fan of Quivers. With a line-up change, they're back with a new tune that seems perfect for this week's mix of nervousness and elation that common sense prevailed in the mid-terms. This may not be a political song but it feels like a zeitgeist-y one, you know?
"Bottle the Nervous" find Sam Nicholson joined by drummer Shauna Boyle of Cable Ties, and bassist Thomas Skalicky. The tune is easy to love, with a rollicking hook that recalls mid-period Go-Betweens a little bit. The cut is a bright one, and the sort of smart-yet-emotive indie that this band did so well in the past, and which it seems they are going to keep on doing in the future. Here's hoping that 2027 brings us more from Quivers.
"Bottle the Nervous" by Quivers is out now via Merge Records.
[Photo: Nina Renee]