NUDISTA RELEASE THEIR SOPHOMORE EP, ‘NOTHING MAKES SENSE UNTIL IT DOES’, TODAY VIA SAD CLUB RECORDS
EP ACCOMPANIED BY NEW SINGLE, ‘CODEPENDENCY’
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“Stunning” – Wax Music
“One of the UK’s most promising emerging artists” – Clout
“A celebration of everything you could love about the indie-folk scene” – So Young Magazine
“The duo offer alt-folk tinged with indie rock directness” – Clash
“Addictive” – Radcliffe & Maconie, BBC Radio 6
Following a string of acclaimed singles, London-based alt-folk duo, nudista today release their sophomore EP, ‘Nothing Makes Sense Until It Does’ via Sad Club Records.
The EP release is accompanied by new lead track, ‘Codependency’, a woozy acoustic jam with touches of Crosby, Stills & Nash’s word weary balladry and sweet harmonies.
“’Codependency’ is a song of two halves but its overarching theme, like the rest of the EP, is about growth” the band explain. “The first and second verses were written years apart which allows the narrative to change opinion and show how we can outgrow ourselves. The first verse was born out of an early-twenties assumption that others are better off without you, and you are better off without them. Whereas the second verse can see the immaturity in that approach to life and it uses sarcasm and humour to highlight the flaws in that world view.”
Partly inspired by the liberation that comes with knowing you cannot control everything in your life, the EP blooms with a warm energy that saturates all of the four tracks.
“A large part of what these songs are about is an understanding that we do not exist in isolation, let alone create in it” Pilar says. “This whole EP celebrates that, it wouldn’t have been possible without all of the people that have helped us along the way, the emotional support that has made making music possible, the people who have believed in the music and have offered to help in many different ways and all of the people who continue to show support by listening to our music, coming to shows or simply acknowledging us as musicians.”
Formed by Pilar Matji Cabello and Robbie Carman while they were both studying at the University of London, nudista came together over a shared love of acts such as Mazzy Star, Yo La Tengo and Neil Young. Robbie had been in and out of various bands from his teens, giving him an eclectic range of stylistic influences, while Pilar’s upbringing in her native Spain has also brought something to the band’s sound. Those first recordings became their debut EP, ‘Halfway Here’, written during the pandemic and released via Sad Club Records in 2021. The emotional self-reflection of the duo’s songwriting has only continued to get stronger as they use music to navigate their way through a continuously changing world.
