West-Irish noise-punk outfit Nerves emerge from the wreckage with their most sonically volatile and emotionally bare release to date: “Dirty Fingers”, a frantic new single and accompanying video that once again sees the band collaborate with producer Daniel Fox (Gilla Band).

“Dirty Fingers” sees Nerves delve headfirst into their industrial undercurrent, carefully balancing volatility with razor-edged focus. Blistering rhythms and serrated guitars lurch under stark, exposed vocals in a track that feels like it’s constantly teetering on the edge of implosion – a sound the band have weaponised with increasing precision.

“With ‘Dirty Fingers’ we wanted to come out of the gates with something that was fast, intense and sonically overwhelming,” says frontman Kyle Thornton. “We feel that our first EP was the sound of the band finally hitting upon a sound and style that we could move forward with, and this next batch of music coming this year is us doubling down on every aspect of our sound. ‘Dirty Fingers’ is the abrasive, danceable and industrial side of this band taken to its extreme, with the added vulnerability of starting a tune with just vocals, something which freaked me out enough at the time that I knew it was probably a good idea.”

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