Lobsterbomb - "Nightbird"

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Berlin based post-punk band Lobsterbomb have a new single out, and it's perfect for those of us that love darker music. "Nightbird" is going to feel like a comforting blanket for fans of bands like Siouxsie & The Banshees and The Cure. It's dark and moody music that is begging you to dance to it. And "Nightbird" grooves plenty hard enough to inspire your best brooding dance moves. This is the kind of song that I would consider to be fun but the vast majority of people out there will consider depressing. But just listen to how intensely Lobsterbomb groove on this single, and I challenge you not to have fun lightly bopping along to it when no one is looking.

Guitarist Crayon Jones says of the band's latest single:

“Nightbird is a song for insomniacs and people who find their creative energy after the sun goes down. A song for when the world around you is dark and quiet but your mind is racing with ideas."

You can watch the video for "Nightbird" below. The single is out now on Ladies&Ladys Records. For more on Lobsterbomb, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook.

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