Our homegirl Hatchie is in town tonight (November 9), playing the second of three shows at The Paradise Rock Club in support of (the no-longer-Sandy) Alex G. The three-spot kicked off last night and wraps Monday after a pair of Brooklyn gigs, and at one of the shows we’re hoping Harriette Pilbeam busts out “Nosedive,” a propulsive new ’90s-flavored alt-pop banger that hits the streams today. Tracks like “Quicksand” and “Giving The World Away”, both from April’s excellent Giving The World Away album, are already ticketed for our Best of 2022 coverage, and now we might need to immediately make additional room on Hatchie’s Year in ReView mantle.
Because hot damn.
“I wrote ‘Nosedive’ with Joe [Agius] and Jorge [Elbrecht] last year after we hit up an amazing goth megaclub in Denver on a weeknight,” says Hatchie. “We were inspired to recreate the energy we felt there and experiment with a lyric-free chorus. There aren’t any other songs in our live show that are this punchy, so we wanted to write something angry and powerful. It’s about realizing you don’t have control over your life despite your best efforts; I wanted the lyrics to sound like the devil on your shoulder convincing you to self sabotage.”
We’ll do whatever Hatchie or that devil says. Fire up the flashy video below.
HATCHIE + ALEX G :: Wednesday, November 9 and Monday, November 14 at The Paradise Rock Club, 969 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston, MA :: 7 p.m., all ages, $29.99 :: Venue event page and ticket info