Do Nothing – ‘Glueland’
The indie-rock quartet leave no stone unturned with their second EP.
It’s not every day you have no idea what to expect from a band, having not heard even a taster of their sound, yet Do Nothing pleasantly knocked my socks off with their grandiose front-running song off the EP, Glueland. A wonderful introduction to their discography, one that has lead me down a path to ‘binge’ listen to the rest of their music—a dominoes effect executed without thought.
Photo: Adrian Vitelleschi Cook
Although starting strong with their opener, Uber Alles, the second offering, lacks something that the prior had perhaps too much of. With a whisper of Sam Fender and Jarvis Cocker surrounding the lead singer, Chris Bailey, he effortlessly drawls his way through the first few songs as if he’s reciting them in his sleep. It’s that trademark confidence that sets these vocalists apart from the rest, and Chris fits in perfectly among them.
Rolex is a different story from the previous tracks; each new song showing that they aren’t just a one-trick pony band, and aren’t here to do a Catfish and The Bottlemen. Knives is a refreshing change of pace from the Nottingham indie quartet, the repetitive lyrics are enough to keep things interesting as the EP carries out its penultimate track.
The last track, Great White Way, is by far the best song before it’s barely started to gather traction; setting itself apart from the rest by being a slow burner, yet still being a perfect ending to go with Glueland’s intoxicating beginning.
In a world full of Matty Healy’s, Do Nothing have built their own path to being a band everyone will come to talk about (for all the right reasons) sooner rather than later.
