Credit: Milah Libin
Words: Ellie Ward
New City Slang signings WIVES have announced their debut single for the label. 'Waving Past Nirvana' (b/w 'Kinda Like You'), will see its release as a 7" on May 24, with the A-side streaming now.
It serves as a teaser of the Queens, New York-based four-piece's debut album, which is due later this summer.
The urgent, punk-hook-driven track is a swaggering cut that pulls from the swaying beat of '80s rap, while the chorus jumps forward a decade into a grunge-tinged, anthemic roar.
"'Waving Past Nirvana' is a literal interpretation of the bodhisattva - one who has achieved the release, the awakened eye, and yet wants to trade it back for the painful life of desire because she/he/they predominantly feels compassion," offers vocalist, guitarist and main songwriter, Jay Satterwhite.
"This 'entering back into the world' to fight a fool's battle is the essence of 'Waving Past Nirvana', and the video depicts one young woman's journey along these lines."
Listen to the track, and watch the video, directed by Milah Libin (Beach Fossils, Princess Nokia), below.
UK live dates
APRIL
26 London Test Pressing Festival
MAY
06 Nottingham Chameleon Arts Cafe
07 London Shacklewell Arms
08 Bristol Rough Trade
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