Post-Punk band Def Nettle return from year-long hiatus with new single "Get Me Here"
“Elements of new wave and postpunk meet a peppering of The The and Tom Waits.”
After a year-long hiatus following the release of their debut album DN001 in February 2024, punk-funk band Def Nettle return on Friday, 28th February with a new single Get Me Here.
Get Me Here sees the band pivot slightly from their previous post-punk offerings towards a more folktronic sound, reflective of influences such as Bon Iver, Beck and Sufjan Stevens.
Noticeably sans drums, it marks a sharp change from their early work, but leaves space for producer, Glen Brady’s raw vocal and colorful use of synthesizers. Ely Siegel’s live bass is seamless, providing subtle melodic and rhythmic depth that effortlessly glues together the acoustic guitar, sound fx and ambient quality of the track.
Delivering their signature combination of a classic emo soundscape and tongue-in-cheek lyrics, the band retain the raw punky attitude that led the The Irish Times to write of their debut album: “The Beastie Boys and Butthole Surfers are key touchstones, and their sensibilities and playful irreverence are infused into the DNA of Def Nettle, which combines a particular type of Irish punk, funk, experimentalism and electro.”
Touching on themes of tenderness and the role of masculinity in the modern world, the song revolves around the evolution of long term relationships and self reflection, but resolves itself in a cathartic and positive tone.
On remix duty is renowned Dublin (by way of London by way of West Cork) DJ Arveene, who brings the song straight to an indie dancefloor setting, turning the tune on its head and making it a straight up banger that would be comfortable at any late night rave spot with a vocal friendly radio remix plus a vocoder dub version.
DEF NETTLE BIO
One of The Irish Times’ ‘20 Bands to Watch’ in 2023, Def Nettle is a Post-Funk / Alt-Punk band fronted by prolific musician Glen Brady. The band released their debut album DN001 in February 2024 to critical acclaim, with the Irish Times writing: “Much of the record explores serious life experiences, but the approach is unexpected; sometimes elements of new wave and postpunk meet a peppering of The The and Tom Waits, and while the spectre of a certain musical period in Manchester looms at times – Joy Division on Architecture, and The Smiths on War Machine (which actually features the late Andy Rourke on bass) – it strays away from being pastiche, and brings something of a vitality to well-trodden pathways.”
Brady is a Dubliner with a twist of his childhood spent in New York and a chapter of life spent in Berlin and San Francisco, working at the top of his field in every aspect of music production and performance. He has session musician credits with the likes of R.E.M., has spent 5 years as an engineer with the California State Symphony and has toured as a member of DARK with Andy Rourke (The Smiths) and the late Dolores O’Riordan, as well as having mixed their album, Science Agrees.
