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New Rules release new single 'Nope!'
25 August 2023
UK/Irish trio New Rules have dropped new single “NOPE!” The bright, bouncy track premiered last night on BBC Radio 1’s Future Pop and is available now on all streaming platforms via Parlophone. The group also announced a headline performance at Islington Assembly Hall, slated for October 24th. For up-to-date ticketing information, please visit newrulesband.com.
New Rules expanded on the track: “We wrote ‘NOPE!’ on a trip to Nashville on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year. The AC was broken but we got vodka slushies and pizza and stayed in the studio until 5am. It was probably the most fun we’ve ever had writing a song and we think it sounds like that.”
In June, the trio shared “Old Days,” written by New Rules, Sam Klempner, and Jamie Squire (of The 1975). The reflective track laments the friendship lost after a romantic relationship ends (“How come it’s so easy to go from friends to lovers / but not lovers to friends?”).
The single followed the group’s March release, “Not Alone.” Earlier this year, the trio wrapped up a run of UK and Ireland headline tour dates, which earned a glowing review from The Sun, who raved, “…I hadn’t experienced this sort of hysteria since One Direction” and praised the band’s “electric” energy “…easing between flawless harmonies, guitar riffs, and banter with fans.” The trio also recorded a Radio 1 session at London’s prestigious Maida Vale Studios earlier this year.
Last fall, the band shared heartfelt single and video “Late In The Evening,” written by Jamie Scott (One Direction, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran) and co-produced by the band. The release followed the group’s mixtape Go The Distance, which racked up praise from PEOPLE Magazine, who named the trio one of their Emerging Artists To Watch. Rolling Stone UK applauded the mixtape’s “pop-driven earworms,” while Sweety High attested New Rules are “going places.”
New Rules expanded on the track: “We wrote ‘NOPE!’ on a trip to Nashville on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year. The AC was broken but we got vodka slushies and pizza and stayed in the studio until 5am. It was probably the most fun we’ve ever had writing a song and we think it sounds like that.”
Last fall, the band shared heartfelt single and video “Late In The Evening,” written by Jamie Scott (One Direction, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran) and co-produced by the band. The release followed the group’s mixtape Go The Distance, which racked up praise from PEOPLE Magazine, who named the trio one of their Emerging Artists To Watch. Rolling Stone UK applauded the mixtape’s “pop-driven earworms,” while Sweety High attested New Rules are “going places.”
