Following the visually and emotionally arresting first single and video โFlashpointโ (their first since 2019’s “Hold Your Breath”), seminal British electronic bandย HYBRIDย returns with second single and videoย โNAILS.โย A sequel to the sci-fi narrative established with the previous release, โNailsโ continues the visual and mind-blowing extravaganza that perfectly matches the musicโs compelling and propulsive adrenaline rush.
โ’Nails’ is a continuation to the story of the โFlashpointโ video and also echoes the message of the song which is fundamentally the internal turmoil of battling your inner demons and the struggle to silently regain control,โ explains vocalist/songwriterย Charlotte Truman.
With the First Act focusing on the arrival of the โbeings,โ the moodier and atmospheric Second Act zooms its focus on a mysterious crystal chained around Charlotteโs neck. โThe meaning of the amulet will follow in the next part of the story,โ she hints demurely.
Filmed entirely during the pandemic lockdown, the video was shot on location on Charlotte and sound designer/producer and husbandย Mike Truman‘s property that includes a farm of over 60 animals. โOur biggest concern was whether the fire service might show up whilst we were prancing about in gigantic plumes of black smoke,โ she laughs. โMike of course shot the film and I found it very powerful, emotionally speaking, to perform. Plus I had the added bonus of scaring the shit out of Mike when I turned up on set looking like some kind of warrior angel of vengeance.โ
A band whose electrorock influence echoed throughout the โ90s straight up toย today, Hybrid have always been on the forefront of the electronic music scene.ย Merging Jimi Hendrix-styled guitar riffsย viaย guitarist/vocalistย Stu Morganย into Mike’s sonic soundscapes and punctuated by drummerย Simon Hansonโs meticulous rhythms, Hybridโs music allows Charlotteโs clear and pristine vocals to float and weave effortlessly.
Originally formed in 1995 at the height of the UK-led Breakbeat Era, Hybrid became leaders of an electronic movement that encompassed a dizzying litany of pinch-yourself moments and accomplishments, including collaborations and credits with luminaries as far-ranging asย Colina de los cipreses, Perry Farrellย yย Peter Hookย from New Order. In their own right, Hybrid continue to take their art to incredible places through speakers, stage and screen. And at the heart of it all is simply this: powerful storytelling.
Hybridย esย Charlotte Trumanย (vocals, piano, synths, guitar),ย Mike Trumanย (sound design, producer),ย Stu Morganย (vocals, guitars, bass), andย Simon Hansonย (drums, percussion, backing vocals).
โFlashpoint" y "Nailsโย are availableย aquรญย digitally onย Distinctive Records.ย
