The ever shimmering sounds of Quivers return with their brilliant new single ‘Bottle The Nervous’: an absolutely enthralling slice of jangle pop pie that sparkles like the stars in the great southern skies.
Signed to US giants Merge Records, we last heard from Quivers via their album Oyster Cuts released in 2024 and their album ‘Golden Charm’ received universal accolades (see our review here).
A line up change heralds the return but the sounds remain the same: charming sweet melodies that have genetic ties to bands like Belle & Sebastian and the C86 era but with an endearing antipodean dream pop blush.
The single is backed by a cover of The Vulgar Boatmen’s ‘Drive Somewhere’. There are two versions of the 7″ single available via Bandcamp – one from the US Merge site and the other for the Australian audience as well as availability on all the usual streaming sites.
The single was recorded by Michael Beach in Essendon, Victoria. Wurundjeri Country,
and mixed by Jethro Pickett – a regular and seasoned Tasmanian musician whose contributions to others and solo work has featured on our site.
Quivers are embarking on an end of the year tour in Australia (including a number of appearances in one of the member’s home state Tasmania) before heading to the UK and Europe in the new year: dates below.
Dec 04 Melbourne / Naarm, AU – Thornbury Bowls Club
Dec 11 Sydney / Eora, AU – Low 302
Dec 12 Thirroul / Dharawal, AU – Frank’s Wild Years
Dec 13 Canberra / Ngambri, AU – Dissent
Dec 26 Hobart / Nipaluna, AU – Taroona Bowls Club
Dec 27 Hobart / Nipaluna, AU – MONA
May 03 Hamburg, DE – Aalhaus
May 04 Dresden, DE – Ostpol
May 05 Berlin, DE – Schokoladen
May 06 Birmingham, UK – The Victoria
May 08 Nottingham, UK – JT Soar
May 09 Glasgow, UK – The Glad Cafe
May 11 Dublin, IE – Bello Bar
May 12 Manchester, UK – YES
May 13 London, UK – The Lexington
May 15 Amsterdam, NL – London Calling Festival May 18 Valencia, ES – Loco
May 19 Barcelona, ES – Wolf Barcelona
May 20 Donostia, ES – Dabadaba
May 21 Oursense, ES – Cafe & Pop Torgal
May 22 Madrid, ES – Clamores
Quivers are:
Sam Nicholson -vox, guitars, organ/synth.
Shauna Boyle – Drums, percussion, vox.
Thomas Skalicky – Bass, vox.
with Grace Turner – vocals on ‘Bottle The Nervous’
Michael Beach – Organ/synth on ‘Drive Somewhere’.
