MisterWives announce their fourth studio album with pulsating, melodically infectious title monitor “Nosebleeds” accompanied by a mesmerizing video that reminds us to handle our inner-child.

Stream: “Nosebleeds” – MisterWives

The world tends of beating you up.

The older you get, the extra you be taught, and the extra jaded you change into. You form shift to attempt to be what you assume you’re purported to be and in doing so that you utterly neglect what you’ve all the time wished to be. We don’t prioritize our youthful selves sufficient. It is a disgrace as a result of the youthful variations of us are normally the perfect variations – probably the most clear headed and powerful willed. It’s so necessary to concentrate to the moments that remind us of who we was once. Whether or not it’s a visit residence, an previous photograph, or perhaps a forgotten reminiscence that in some way resurfaces, remembering what meant probably the most to you in your earliest days is one of the best ways to know the right way to transfer ahead in your later ones.

MisterWives do that with their newest single “Nosebleeds,” the pulsating, melodically infectious title monitor of their fourth studio album, due out July 14, 2023.

MisterWives’ lead singer Mandy Lee says of the tune, “Written in the course of the pandemic and proper within the thick of quite a few sucker punches, ‘Nosebleeds’ was one of many first songs I wrote for the album earlier than realizing it might later change into the tune to spark the overarching theme of the file. Being saved excessive up within the nosebleeds and on the skin of the place you need to be has been a recurring dynamic in my life, particularly in an trade that has profited off transferring the goalpost or slicing ties in case you don’t conform to how they see match.”

“Nosebleeds” begins with energetic melodic keys paired with a gritty guitar. The music video, directed by Jax Anderson, reveals lead singer Mandy Lee on the ground earlier than the digital camera shifts as much as a model of her youthful self. Lee’s voice is such a powerhouse, we get to listen to this because the tune goes on, however there’s something particular about listening to the unimaginable management and cadence with which she sings this primary verse in – permitting us to actually hear her phrases. Lee and her youthful self are nose to nose as she sings,

I noticed all of it in a crystal ball
The wings have been large however in slim halls
Writing was all the time on the wall
However I regarded the opposite method
A sinking feeling inside my bones
A crowded room however I’m on their lonesome
Its my handle however its not my residence
So I regarded the opposite method

Lee says of the tune, “‘Nosebleeds’ was step one in letting go of all of the naysayers and letting in uninhibited acceptance of myself with out exterior approval. Not shying away from that radical feeling we matched the music in tone with distorted guitars, gritty synths and a pulsing beat that helped give my voice the boldness I wanted to start out this subsequent chapter and to maintain going.”

The “Nosebleeds” music video shifts to Lee wearing pink being dragged by way of the metaphorical (pink) mud, making an attempt to seize on to something she will be able to,

I’m up within the nosebleeds
I’m watching the present
I’m feeling some deja vu
An previous episode
I’m up within the nosebleeds
And down within the seats
I see a thousand faces
That look identical to me

Lee says that, “The ‘Nosebleeds’ music video takes you on the journey of making an attempt to guard and get again to your internal youngster–the individual you have been earlier than life dragged you thru the trenches. Being thrown round by way of obstacles and suffocated by the countless spiral of struggling, doubt, and opinions of others, I discover a youthful model of myself I’ve been chasing amidst the chaos.”

She lands within the refrain, surrounded by chaos, however her voice stays calm as ever as she sings the infectious melody,

Marvel what it is likely to be like
Only for one evening
I didn’t care what all of them assume
Marvel what it is likely to be like
Only for one evening

She joins the band mid-chorus and also you see consolation set into her physique,

I didn’t care what all of them assume
I didn’t care what all of them assume
Only for one evening
I didn’t care what all of them assume

Lee mirrors her youthful self as she sings verse two. The extra they work together, the lighter she turns into. Her smile turns into wider and though the lyrics are heavy, she seemingly begins to let go.

I used to be blind to the warning indicators
Spilling blood you have been consuming wine
Conned to attend to the end line
Instructed me I used to be DOA

All of the wreckage inside my head
A consequence of the phrases you stated
Its 2020 on reflection
So I turned the opposite method

Lee and her youthful self at the moment are utterly in sync, ignoring all that’s round them. Lee explains, “by way of symbolism of motion she teaches me the right way to get again to who I used to be earlier than the world instructed me who to be.”

I’m up within the nosebleeds
I’m watching the present
I’m feeling some deja vu
An previous episode
I’m up within the nosebleeds
And down within the seats
I see a thousand faces
That look identical to me

For the second refrain the pair choose up their respective mics and carry out with the band. Lee and her mini-me pull out signature strikes that in case you’re fortunate sufficient – you’ve seen stay. They have a good time by way of the refrain,

Marvel what it is likely to be like
Only for one evening
I didn’t care what all of them assume
Marvel what it is likely to be like
Only for one evening
I didn’t care what all of them assume

Lee’s youthful self disappears because the music lowers to solely her harmonies and a beat. Because the bridge performs she begins to note her environment once more. She barely escapes they pile of hooded figures who’re making an attempt to suffocate her,

Disembodied making an attempt to be anyone
Thought that I used to be totally different only a carbon copy
Misplaced within the phantasm If I’m profitable or I’m dropping
Thought that I used to be totally different that was a delusion

Lee runs up a by no means ending spiral staircase, desperately making an attempt to flee the hooded figures which can be clouding her solar.

“We selected to finish this scene wearing the identical garments from the group of individuals to characterize how typically we really feel remoted in our ache when in actuality our struggles are much more related than we might imagine,” Lee explains.

Lastly, she rejoins the band, singing the outro feverishly.

I’m up within the nosebleeds
I’m watching the present
I’m feeling some deja vu
An previous episode

I’m up within the nosebleeds
And down within the seats
I see a thousand faces
That look identical to me

MisterWives fourth studio album drops on July 14 earlier than heading on tour with Bishop Briggs this fall. We are able to’t wait to comply with alongside.

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