Nero - The Thrill

Something that has invaded my mind periodically over the past few months has been, "When will Nero's new album be coming out?" They released "Satisfy, claimed that a new album would be released before the end of the year, then went mysteriously silent. Now nearly a year later they have returned with "The Thrill".

When Nero first came out I was instantly reminded of Chase & Status, with one of the main reasons being that Nero were signed to Chase & Status' label. But there is a divergence in their sound and "The Thrill" is a clear indication of this. The main factor that gives them a difference is the consistent presence of lead singer Alana Watson's vocals. I've always thought they floated above the track in a beautiful way and on their best tracks her floaty vocals were accompanied by a robust anthemic sounding dance/dubstep beat behind it. The visuals for the song were released last week and they are quite intense. They are really dark, so that you really don't really ever get to see any of the band members properly. I'll have to believe they are the ones in the video! It feels like the visuals they may undertake in their forthcoming live shows, Already announced is the album title "Between II Worlds", which will be released on August 28th. The visuals for the video seem to inhabit a nether region in between the worlds. Well in my eyes anyway. It will be interesting to see exactly what world Nero will choose to exhibit on the forthcoming album.