Nothing But Thieves have shared their energetic and anthemic new single Oh No :: He Said What? alongside the announcement of a Deluxe version of their #1 UK album Dead Club City released on March 15 via RCA/Sony.
Nothing But Thieves enjoyed an incredible 2023; their fourth album Dead Club City charted at #1 in the UK, they performed a sell-out UK tour, including two nights at London’s Wembley Arena, Radio 1 named their single Welcome to the DCC their Hottest Record of the Year and Radio X gave them the Best Record of the Year award for their single Overcome.
Kicking off 2024 with a bang, including their track Welcome to the DCC appearing in triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2023 last weekend, Nothing But Thieves are back with a new single Oh No :: He Said What?, which received its first play as Clara Amfo’s Hottest Record in the World on Radio 1. Recorded at the end of the original Dead Club City writing sessions, Oh No :: He Said What? is a band favourite and showcases their versatility and creativity as songwriters. Continuing the disconcerted atmosphere of the album with its urgent and direct intro, the experimental track builds with soaring vocals, ‘80s-inspired synths and rock guitars, making another statement return.
The band say: “Like Welcome To The DCC, the song is mostly from the point of view of those running Dead Club City – except now, they’re panicked by the monster they’ve helped to create. The grifters have moved in. A utopia that was meant to be beyond borders or traditional government control has been dragged back down by the human condition, maybe it was inevitable.”
“The song was the very last thing we finished off in the studio, and at one point wasn’t really part of the concept. The story was meant to end with Pop The Balloon, but these extra songs leave the door open a bit. We like that. Maybe we’ll want to check in on Dead Club City in a decade’s time and see how it’s doing?”
