Artists You Should Know: OhNothing Get Lost In The "Static" On New Single - Grimy Goods

Danish sibling duo OhNothing has returned with their anthemic song “Static,” a rousing track about seizing the moment the music starts to take control of your limbs. The new single serves as their third release this year alongside previous offerings “Hey OK” and “Bones.” The project of Annika Baier and Jesper Rimmerhus Vestager creates the kind of shuddering and shimmering electro-pop that both enchants as much as it electrifies the soul.

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With “Static,” they speak to the elusive but irresistible feeling that comes with listening to music like theirs that inspires such spontaneous kinetic movement. Against the driving drone of guitars and luminously tangled webs of gleaming synths OhNothing revel in these personal raptures that demand physical expression.

“Picture yourself at a party, it might be at a club, you might even be at a family gathering,” Baier explained. “You feel yourself watching everyone around you, and as you’re deep in thought you feel it, the music. Suddenly the voices fade, and you are as if hypnotized by the rhythm. Whether or not your whole body is moving, or it’s just your left foot, it doesn’t matter. That is ‘Static.'”

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“See the energy never gives in / Lightning rain feels so cleansing — oh so cleansing,” the words radiating from Baier. “Can’t stop / Won’t stop.” It’s an ecstatic track that gets at the heart of such invigorating 80s sonics. One that transforms your whole body into a kind of oscillating tuning fork and leaves you reverberating with every euphoric jolt of its melody.

If you enjoyed “Static” you should absolutely dive into OhNothing’s debut album H. A ten-song collection that immerses you in these vibrant and mercurial soundscapes overflowing with kaleidoscopic alt-pop. Comparisons to Kate Bush also abound, especially alongside Baier’s alluring vocals. It doesn’t take long to find yourself blissfully intoxicated by their ethereal synth atmospheres and propulsive dance energy.