Southend five-piece Nothing But Thieves have announced the release of new track and video “Unperson”, which is available now. The song is available as an instant grat for their forthcoming new album Moral Panic and follows their recent singles “Is Everybody Going Crazy?” and “Real Love Song”.
Produced by Mike Crossey (The 1975, Arctic Monkeys and Wolf Alice), “Unperson” is an “absolute monster” of a track. Returning to the heavier rock spectrum of the band’s sound, the song is an intensely urgent and exhilarating three-minute ride and lyrically relates again to the world right now – “this is not what you think it is – it’s worse”.
Recent single “Real Love Song”, which is quickly gaining at Alt Radio having already broken into the Top 40, was included as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record in the World before being added to the B List on Radio 1 and has already achieved nearly 4 million streams worldwide. Richly anthemic and wildly grandiose, it builds triumphantly with a hymn-like euphoric melody alongside singer Conor’s poignant almost operatic vocals. Amidst mesmerising animations and a gritty performance from the band themselves, the Basak Erol directed video showcases the dreamlike story of three characters seeking love in the wrong places.
Remaining on the Radio 1 Playlist for 8 weeks, as one of the longest running tracks on their playlist, “Is Everybody Going Crazy?” was the band’s biggest Airplay hit to date, achieving nearly 15 million streams worldwide and welcoming the exciting return of Nothing But Thieves. A gritty dark rock song, lyrically it discusses a fractured, barely recognizable civilization and desire for escapism, which proved curiously relevant to the world right now.
“Unperson”, “Real Love Song” and “Is Everybody Going Crazy?” is the band’s first new music since their 2018 EP What Did You Think When You Made Me This Way, their 2017 acclaimed album Broken Machine, which charted at #2 in the UK album chart, and their debut self-titled album Nothing But Thieves. Their third album Moral Panic will be released on 23rd October, with the pre-orders now live here and Unperson available as an instant grat.
