Nervus are an English anarcho-punk band from
Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
. The current lineup is Em Foster (guitar, vocals), Paul Etienne (keyboards), Lucinda Livingstone (bass), and Jack Kenny (drums). They have released four full-length albums; ''Permanent Rainbow'' (2016), ''Everything Dies'' (2018), ''Tough Crowd'' (2019), and ''The Evil One'' (2022).
History
Nervus began as a bedroom songwriting project for singer and guitarist Em Foster in 2014, before expanding to a full band with the addition of Paul Etienne on keyboards, Jack Kenny on drums and Karl Woods on bass. They released their first album, ''Permanent Rainbow'', on Venn Records, a label run by members of the band
Gallows
A gallows (or scaffold) is a frame or elevated beam, typically wooden, from which objects can be suspended (i.e., hung) or "weighed". Gallows were thus widely used to suspend public weighing scales for large and heavy objects such as sacks ...
, in 2016.
In early 2018, the band announced they would be releasing their second album ''Everything Dies'' on
Big Scary Monsters
Big Scary Monsters Recording Company (often known simply as Big Scary Monsters or BSM Records) is an independent record label based in Oxford, England, UK.
Its releases include La Dispute, Beach Slang, Modern Baseball, Minus The Bear, mewitho ...
on 9 March 2018.
In mid 2018, Karl Woods left the band and Lucinda Livingstone, also of the Brighton band Cultdreams, joined as bassist. On 27 September 2019, Nervus released their third album ''Tough Crowd'', again on Big Scary Monsters.
On 24 June 2022 the band released their fourth album ''The Evil One'' on US label
Get Better Records
Get Better Records is an American independent record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
History and background
The label was founded by Alex Lichtenauer and Nick King in 2009 in Keene, New Hampshire. King left the label in 2010; Get Bet ...
.
Discography
Albums
*''Permanent Rainbow'' - Venn Records, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2016)
*''Everything Dies'' -
Big Scary Monsters
Big Scary Monsters Recording Company (often known simply as Big Scary Monsters or BSM Records) is an independent record label based in Oxford, England, UK.
Its releases include La Dispute, Beach Slang, Modern Baseball, Minus The Bear, mewitho ...
, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2018)
*''Tough Crowd'' -
Big Scary Monsters
Big Scary Monsters Recording Company (often known simply as Big Scary Monsters or BSM Records) is an independent record label based in Oxford, England, UK.
Its releases include La Dispute, Beach Slang, Modern Baseball, Minus The Bear, mewitho ...
, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2019)
*''The Evil One'' -
Get Better Records
Get Better Records is an American independent record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
History and background
The label was founded by Alex Lichtenauer and Nick King in 2009 in Keene, New Hampshire. King left the label in 2010; Get Bet ...
, 12" LP, MP3 (2022)
Singles and EPs
*"We Want Your Blood" / "Grave Digging" - Self release, CD & Zine, MP3 (2020)
*"What If The Problem Was You?" - Self release, CD & Zine, MP3 (2020)
References
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Underground punk scene in the United Kingdom
Musical groups established in 2014
English punk rock groups
2014 establishments in England