Our Nameless Boy release new single 'Mr Right'

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6 Nov

Inspired by the emotionally charged, quiet/loud and sometimes frenetic dynamics of the late ‘90s/‘00s US alternative/emo scene, Bristol based alt-rock band Our Nameless Boy bring their own brand of raucous energy to their performances, with songs that are hard hitting and subtle in their intricacies.

New single ‘Mr Right’ was the band’s first attempt at writing about all the wonderful quirks of human interaction in the 21st century, with the main hook for the song, coming from a conversation with a family member about news item and current affairs.

Vocalist, Iain Gorrie shares, “For the most part Mr Right digs into how we all entrench our own views all too deeply to ever learn and grow positively. The lyric, “You could tell me that it’s not worth my time”, can be “finished” with “… to try to change my mind”, for example. I tried to add a more positive idea as to how we can acknowledge each other’s opinions or feelings during discourse in the middle section of the song, but then ultimately the message falls on deaf ears as the chant and chorus come back in.”

On the day of the single release, Our Nameless Boy, will host a unique ‘An evening with’ styled event at Common Room Bath as part of the ‘On The Rocks’ event which sees the band perform an intimate set alongside making cocktails behind the band.

Whilst the album (‘Colour from the Doves’, 2021) provides a deeply personal account of a Iains’ battle with cancer, more recently Our Nameless Boy have set their sights more outwardly, attempting to make sense of the modern human condition through narratives intended to inspire empathy and self-reflection both in themselves and others.