Pegboard Nerds - Try This

Ever had the sudden urge to mount an incredibly risky and dangerous bank heist? No? Well, you're about to*. Pegboard Nerds are back on Monstercat with a brand new track called Try This, and it might just be their best and most creative to date.

It starts with an epic, blockbuster movie-esque orchestral passage, with trumpet trills and almighty percussion aplenty that are sure to send shivers down your spine, and things just keep building and building from there.

The brass melody line is so slick and sleazy, and it's hard not to crack at the sounds of gun silencers and the increasingly ludicrous harmonies that continue to layer up.

It's a fantastic pastiche of the music from every spy film you've ever seen, but with the Nerd's signature style coming to the fore gloriously.

The drop is ridiculous, and it's great to hear PN return to drumstep after a period of experimenting with all sorts of different genres. This is undoubtedly what they do best, and the production is absolutely spot on.

Pegboard Nerds have excelled themselves here, creating something incredibly original, but also very familiar at the same time. You'll struggle to find a more creative and stylish track than this.

Now... where's my night vision goggles and grappling hook?

The Octopus' Rating: 7.5/8

Release Details:

Name: Try This

Artist: Pegboard Nerds

Label: Monstercat

Release Date: 1 April [OUT NOW]

Purchase: iTunes, Beatport, Bandcamp

*...please don't actually go out and commit a serious crime.

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Alex Simpson

Writer, musician, and all-round top guy. I set up Excited Octopus. Currently, I'm on a one man team. It gets lonely sometimes. But I don't mind, because I love you all.

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