Newcastle outfit NOPRISM are back with another synergised masterpiece as ‘Animosity’ pushes their band to the limits.
Ground-breaking electronics, ethereal atmospherics and addictive dancefloor beats set the quartet apart from the rest. They’ve grown bigger and stronger with each release and I have to say, this is their best yet.
Inspired by the definitively super-camp vogue music that soundtracks the MJ Rodriguez/Billy Porter show ‘Pose’, the song was written as something of a distraction during the lockdown of last year.
Turbo-charging those aesthetics with a radical makeover of their own design, NOPRISM soon realised they’d hit upon one of their most irresistible compositions to date.
Frontman Andrew Young says ‘Animosity’ is about “joys and sacrifices of love”.
He adds: “I’m always fascinated (obsessed) about the idea that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, and the idea of love is no different.
“Very often you see people giving up important things or opportunities in their lives for the sake of love. But obviously, it’s why we’re all here, and the positives that it brings is what makes us human.”
Tapping into the world of Nile Rogers-produced Duran Duran, ‘Animosity’ takes inspiration from that winning formula of taut funky guitars, an intimidatingly huge electronic production, and an earworm chorus designed to eat you alive.
The track swiftly follows previous single ‘Order’ – chosen as our Modern Age Music Song of the Day – a release that found the band musing on dystopian political agendas with muscular 80s house-inflected score.
