Returning in full force with their first single of the year, Adelaide popcore rockers NO NO NO NO NO are serving up a steaming plate of pop-punk pluckiness fused with inevitable post-hardcore soundscapes in their tongue-in-cheek new single ‘Sorry, Im Not Interested’ and accompanying music video.

Blending pop-punk aesthetics, with absolutely chunky tones, NO NO NO NO NO have brought a touch of 90s weirdo alt rock and flipped it on its head to deliver a chuggy, punk banger. Employing the use of characters driving an annoying conversational tactic, it brings to mind Nada Surf’s ‘Popular’ and Weezer’s ‘Undone - The Sweater Song’, with a titular response from the band that becomes engrained in your skull. The bass is chunky, the guitars have the right amount of fuzz, the drums are thundering, and the vocals brattish and forceful; this could easily become a voicemail message (if you’re the type that just can’t be bothered dealing with other humans).

Made to be screamed alongside an audience, the track continues to build towards a culminating chorus of voices yelling the lyrical hook, NX5 managing to implant the song deeply beneath the skin and between the ears, with no want of escape.

With the phrase “sorry, not interested!” rattling around in his brain for weeks, lead vocalist Luke Shaw knew he was onto something when his friends started repeating the phrase back to him, deciding to build a song around it that explores the exhausting monotony of daily life. Bandmate Declan Boss adds:

“The track is a playful look at the monotony of everyday life, how exhausting it can be, and how hard it is to give a fuck some days. "I'll run off, I'll run away, you'll never see me again" sums it up perfectly, sometimes you just have to say "Sorry, I'm not interested", live in your own world and do your own thing.”

Known for their thundering instrumentals and unshakeable pop-punk hooks, NX5 are bringing a cheeky twist to the monotony of everyday life in their new single, which follows last year’s string of releases with gripping track ‘Sharksfin’, which premiered on Triple J's Shout.Fast.Loud, sophomore EP ‘30mg’ plus their head-turning rendition of Good Charlotte’s ‘Keep Your Hands Off My Girl’.

NO NO NO NO NO’s new single ‘Sorry, I’m Not Interested’ and accompanying music video are out now, ahead of their tour which kicks off at No Quiet Festival on May 14 before hitting four more venues across the country.

You can stream ‘Sorry, I’m Not Interested’ now via all streaming platforms.

Tour Dates:
May 14 - No Quiet Festival - Barossa Valley | Tickets
May 28 - Hotel Metro w/ Wing Defence, Lickity Split and Cove Street - Adelaide | Tickets
June 3 - HOTA w/ Ben Tenison, ChAMBER LANe and Monsters Up North - Gold Coast | Tickets
June 4 - Moondoll Festival - Mansfield Tavern | Tickets
June 5 - Eleven Dive Bar w/ PhD and Sectionals - Maroochydore | Tickets

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