Every once in a while you stumble upon some strangely named underground band and often, after giving it a listen, you just can’t believe how good they sound. A revealing moment that shows music can still progress and find new sonic territories; a burst of joy for those who are always on lookout for new sounds. So is the deal with Nikki Louder, and Mr. Moonlee is very pleased that one such act jumped on the bandwagon.

So, who are in fact these Nikki Louder guys, you’re probably wondering? Coming from the Kamnik area in Slovenia, they are a chaotic noise rock trio consisting of Blaž Sever (vocals, guitar) and brothers Luka (drums) and Peter Cerar (bass, synth). They formed in summer of 2007 and, by the end of the same year, released a promising EP named “Silent Bird” on their own label Cheap Tunes Records. Time passed, the band played a decent amount of shows throughout the countries of former Yugoslavia and Europe, and in 2009 they unleashed their creative potential and recorded their debut album “Alain, I’m Sorry” which literally blew everybody’s mind off, got mentioned as one of the best Slovenian records for that year, and earned Nikki Louder a very good reputation on the scene.

Now, the boys have prepared another fine record, even noisier and more intense than its predecessor, and named their offspring Our World Died Yesterday. Shining in all its shrieking glory, their sophomore effort shows the band doing what they know best – spitting out fast, messy, energetic bursts of percussion-ridden guitar noise, slowing down occasionally with a melodic twist only to take a short break for more speaker-ripping thunder. And a good scream or two over everything spices the songs just about great every now and then. Despite all the hardcore / math / noise chaos in their sound, which is also prominent in band’s lyric surrealism, the album makes a perfect musical sense, sounds very compact and provides a great listening experince, which is oftentimes a hard goal to accomplish for majority of bands who try to blend that much diversity at once. In a strange way, Our World Died Yesterday invokes deep emotions and reminds us of a couple records by some Ebullition bands from the nineties, which is just fantastic, so all we have to add to this is – damn good job, Nikki Louder!

The album will see the light of the day in the beginning of May 2011 as a collaboration between Moonlee Records, Cheap Tunes Records and Založba Radio Študent. Like their previous album, it will be released on vinyl accompanied by a CD for your ripping pleasure. For those even lazier amongst you, a digital download will be available as well, although that way you’ll be missing a detailed look on a great sleeve artwork done by Zoran Pungerčar. The album was recorded and mixed by a misterious guy named Gredoč, who also contributed to the album by playing harmonium on “Quiet Buzz“.

All right people, move it, nothing else to see here… The album is almost there, and you already know too much. We tried to give you more than a couple of subtle warnings, so don’t come crying if your stereo gets messed up while playing Our World Died Yesterday. Nikki is for sure Louder, take our word for it!

RELEASES ON MOONLEE RECORDS:
HMRL022 “Our World Died Yesterday” LP+CD / download | More details