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With the debut of their new single “Privilege” and its accompanying music video, Nimbus Cart is doing what they do best: throwing their middle finger in the air and using their music as their appropriate outlet to fight back. This is some full-throttled anti-establishment punk rock that is delivered with all of the fierceness and grit the band can muster up.
It’s reminiscent of the tone of classic punk bands like The Sex Pistols or The Ramones, with an ardency that would make those forefathers of the genre very proud. The video does the song justice in any way, with its fierce and hard-hitting tone. It’s “punk rock” in every sense of the term, no holds barred and representative of a song that really stands for something.
Commenting on the song, Nimbus Cart frontwoman Janis Vancoppenolle states:
“Everyone who knows Nimbus Cart knows us as quite confrontational. ‘Privilege’ is an alternative punk track that questions power, entitlement and the things society often treats as ‘obvious.’ It came from the realization that we often look at the world through our own lens, and that blind spot can push the weight of misunderstanding onto minorities. Rather than pointing fingers, it’s about being more aware and recognizing what we do have, as it helps us to treat others with more kindness and care. And isn’t that what our world needs the most today?”
A lot of what Nimbus Cart stands for is standing up for yourself when no one else will. A quartet from Ghent, Belgium, they are driven by Janis’s unfiltered, intense, unbridled intensity. Her voice can go soft and intimate, but more often than not, it is wild, bold, and audacious. Back that up with some razor-sharp punk rock riffs, intense drums, and aggressive basslines, and you have one fiery band.
There is a sprinkling of psychedelia in their sound, a nice ode to some of the music that they grew up on. There is nothing ambiguous when it comes to Nimbus Cart. Their songs are personal, political, and unapologetically honest. Their purpose is to explore resistance, self-doubt, and the urge to live as freely as you can. Simply put, Nimbus Cart are as self-assured as you will ever see.
Nimbus Cart “Privilege” single artwork