Having just completed a dream tour as special guest to Stevie Nicks last month, acclaimed Scottish singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Nina Nesbitt returns with one of her most personal tracks yet, “Anger,” taken from her forthcoming album, Mountain Music, out September 27.
With her biting lyrics and impassioned vocals, Nina unveils a raw, emotional journey while challenging the notion that anger must be contained. She warns that the facade of politeness will one day crumble, revealing the damage done by those who have polluted her with their negativity. This song is her way of unraveling the blush pink bows of her feminine rage, shedding the constraints of being soft and polite. “Anger” is a declaration and reclamation of her power.
Speaking about the track, Nina reveals, “As someone who is introverted and quiet I’ve always struggled to know how to express my anger. I think a lot of the time we associate male anger with destruction and violence but female anger to me, feels like a force of nature. I think a lot of us use our rage as fuel to become better. We turn our pain into beauty. We turn the chaos into creation. Songwriting is my vessel for expressing that. Writing this song was my therapy after feeling totally betrayed and let down by someone close to me. For me, anger feels like love that has nowhere to exist anymore. It’s something that I’m learning to let out in order to let go.”
The track is paired with a visually stunning official music video, directed by longtime and frequent collaborator, Wolf James. Shot on location in the picturesque area of Fairhead in Northern Ireland, with its’ vast overgrown fields of green and severe cliffsides with waves crashing beneath, the landscape lends itself perfectly to the feelings of rage conveyed through the lyrics and imbued by music.
Speaking about the inspiration behind the music video, director Wolf James says, “Anger is a healthy part of our expression. But – Anger is often seen as a negative emotion – especially in women. Women are told anger is ‘unattractive,’ ‘silly’ and ‘not ladylike’ – and yet the suppression of anger often leads to depression. Anger can also be the very thing that will save us, protect us, show us our boundaries and help us find our voice and drive us forward to positive change for ourselves and others. In this video – we wanted to convey how anger can be a creative force – not a destructive one. How it should be celebrated as a force of nature, a release, a wildness that we need to rediscover in ourselves. Nina stood on the edge of the cliffs overlooking Scotland and screamed whilst we all screamed back. She destroyed the past and let go and drove a quad with a dog and scared the shit out of us. As she should. Easily this is her most raw and best performance yet – she just keeps growing stronger and better (if possible) and it is so incredible to see.”
“Anger” follows previous releases, “Pages” ,“On The Run,” “Mansion”, and most recently, “I’m Coming Home,” a rousing Springsteen-inspired, journey back to the places and people she loves. Mountain Music is to be released on September 27, via her own record label—Apple Tree Records.
In addition to the digital release, Nina has announced exclusive Roadtrip Bundles, available to pre-order now on her official online store. The bundles include a signed copy of the new album on CD or vinyl, cassette, bumper stickers as well as a run of specially commissioned Mountain Music maps, designed by artist Sarah Obtinalla. For more information and to pre-order a Roadtrip Bundle, please visit Nina’s official store.
FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM MOUNTAIN MUSIC – OUT SEPTEMBER 27
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Photo Credit: Wolf James