Nottingham duo ALT BLK ERA release their new EP Our World, our EP of the month.
Comprised of sisters Nyrobi and Chaya Beckett-Messam, the pair continue carving out their own path with a fierce collision of rock, pop, and EDM. Across Our World, they lean further into that explosive fusion, building cyber-infused soundscapes that reflect on personal struggles, devastating world events, and their own growth as artists, all while staying true to themselves through the chaos.
“We’re excited about the ‘Our World’ EP. It tells the story of our feelings in this moment, when there are so many shocking and devastating world events. The first tracks reflect our struggle to process the overwhelm: ‘Tissues’ explores sadness and grief, while ‘Lost In The Back Of My Mind’ captures the desire to escape reality. ‘Silhouettes In The Mirror’ confronts our new identities in this world, and ‘Okay (Cyber Racing)’ expresses our need to feel joy, even if just for a moment so we can leave our worries behind.”
Chaya
“Yeah – Okay (Cyber Racing)’ is our reaction to the overwhelming grief and chaos we’re facing. It reflects that moment when you just want to escape, becoming reckless out of fear that we’re watching the world as it’s actually ending. It’s not a positive space because it explores how we cope and how the need to feel anything in a world that feels like it’s so broken.
Nyrobi
However, we do bring it back! Our title track, ‘Our World,’ is particularly meaningful because it emphasises that beauty still exists. We want to highlight the significance of simple joys and acts of love as forms of resistance. This EP takes listeners from feelings of helplessness to a place of hope, reminding us that small acts of kindness truly matter. We believe that finding joy amidst chaos is not a betrayal and that it is essential for maintaining our humanity. The ‘Our World’ EP is about good people reclaiming this world for ourselves.
We’re really happy that we got explore more of the Rock and EDM sounds in this EP. Rock music is so, so versatile and it brings so much weight to other genres. We feel like we’re just getting started and love the moods that we’ve created.”
With Our World, ALT BLK ERA turn uncertainty, grief, and chaos into something electrifying, fresh, and hopeful.
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