{"id":31660,"date":"2019-07-07T12:15:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T16:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31660"},"modified":"2019-07-01T08:18:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T12:18:28","slug":"nkos-share-their-debut-single-little-miss-numb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31660","title":{"rendered":"NKOS share their debut single &#8216;Little Miss Numb&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NKOS have shared their debut single, the synth-driven post-electro gem <em>Little Miss Numb<\/em>, which is out now via Beatbuzz Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Our main inspiration has always been Eighties and Nineties new wave and English trip-hop,&#8221; <\/em>say NKOS. <em>&#8220;Our sound is a development of that stuff with modern electronics. NKOS is multifaceted because it easily goes from dark to light and it does so without fear.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video for <em>Little Miss Numb<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jsyZWzV5Snk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Little Miss Numb<\/em>, the band&#8217;s debut single on Beatbuzz Records, is indeed dark \u2013 dark, powerful and irresistible, sounding like a post-punk Ladytron or a gritty Sneaker Pimps from hell. The bass kicks in like the rotors of a helicopter fleet, joined by a bruising electronic beat and ethereal vocals that are both sweet and swathed in danger. This breathtaking single was mixed and mastered by &#8220;Icio&#8221; Maurizio Baggio (The Soft Moon; Boy Harsher), with additional production by Jagz Kooner (Massive Attack, Primal Scream).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially a pan-national studio-based project, NKOS has evolved into a full band, one set to thrill on stages around the world. Brought together by friendship, the internet and sometimes sheer luck, NKOS comprise four artists from very different backgrounds \u2013 and locations \u2013 who share a love of deep, edgy electronica. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singer\/songwriter Nancy Natali was born in Australia but grew up in Geneva and Rome, her beautiful vocals honed in bands of indie\/alternative leanings. Producer Flavio Manieri perfected his electronic house and pop sonics, filtered through a love for the Cocteau Twins and Portishead, between Poland and Italy, and it was in Rimini that he met renowned producer and DJ Chris Shape, whose studio skills have enhanced many dance-music anthems as well as the acid techno of Franz and Shape. Stoner-psych-rock guitarist Marcus Billeri, meanwhile, lives in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These diverse upbringings and influences only play to NKOS&#8217; strengths, resulting in a powerful, harmonic mix of synth-based techno, industrial and electro. Their dense, innovative sound piqued the interest of producer Jagz Kooner (Massive Attack, Primal Scream, Manic Street Preachers, Rammstein), who is behind the desk on three of the tracks on NKOS&#8217; debut album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NKOS performed these stunning songs live only three times but, fortuitously, at the third of these \u2013 a private party near Rome \u2013 Beatbuzz Records were in attendance. The guys behind the label sought, chased and coveted them thereafter. Now, two years on, Beatbuzz Records and NKOS will share these gems of disco, house, poetry, synth, electro, techno and industrial, beginning with the vital <em>Little Miss Numb<\/em>, taken from a debut album that will drop in the autumn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>NKOS have shared their debut single, the synth-driven post-electro gem Little Miss Numb, which is out now via Beatbuzz Records. &#8220;Our main inspiration has always <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31660\" title=\"NKOS share their debut single &#8216;Little Miss Numb&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On Culture Addicts: NKOS share their debut single 'Little Miss Numb'","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[13,23,28,29],"tags":[8222,8221],"class_list":["post-31660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","tag-little-miss-numb","tag-nkos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/57536350_964380810619306_8154593185004257280_n.png?fit=1600%2C811&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8eE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2150,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=2150","url_meta":{"origin":31660,"position":0},"title":"Vanbot releases latest single &#8216;Got To Get Out&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"February 28, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Vanbot (Ester Ideskog's\u00a0new alias) today released her new single, Got To Get Out, which is a retro synth pop track. 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