Emo poster-boys Braid have revealed another at new material since their reformation. Ballsy and emotional, ‘No Coast’ is a barbed return to the heyday of 90s emo.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, singer and guitarist Bob Nanna said, “The album was titled No Coast before any of the songs were written. We used the term as guidance, not as much thematically but more in terms of work ethic: ‘Let’s work hard and not coast on autopilot or rely on our back catalog to spur interest in this new material.’ When we started writing this song, we found ourselves saying the words ‘no coast’ along to the opening beats, so that became its tentative title. When Chris [Broach, singer-guitarist] and I fleshed out the lyrics, we then decided to stick with the title and the theme for the song.”
The album of the same name is due for release on July 8th on Topshelf Records. Stream ‘No Coast’ at Entertainment Weekly here.