Nimbus Cart - Rather (Official Music Video)

Nimbus Cart are four kids from the nineties who spew their guitar sound and witty songs full of joie de vivre across the concert floor like an infectious cloud! Singer Janis strums her electric ukulele with the cool of Nico from The Velvet Underground and switches effortlessly to soulful vocals, as if any moment could be their last. Her band consists of guitarist Steven Govaere, Eduard Lathioor on bass, and Lukas Carlier on drums. Nimbus Cart is the fusion of these kindred spirits from Ghent and delivers emotional, dark ballads that unexpectedly morph into sizzling rock songs. From unruly, angular rhythms to guitar salvos and bass rhythms drenched in a Dinosaur Jr. tinge, riding a 70s psychedelic high, but with a more powerful kick and a flute that doesn't care about anything. Singer Janis Vancoppenolle is a frontwoman you won't forget: unfiltered, deeply lived, and brutally honest about everything she disagrees with! You think it, she sings it! Gritty punk riffs, untamed drums, and bass lines that will knock you down.

About the track:
A punkrock anthem about resilience. Driven by distorted riffs and relentless drums, it captures the chaos of falling, rising, and pushing through the endless rat race.

Janis wrote during a burnout as she was tired of the constant criticism people were giving about her personality, as it seemed never to be good enough. With Rather, she makes a statement: she’d rather be her own weird self than conform to what others call normal. A song that grates and confronts: about self-acceptance and rebellion.

Credits:
Song written by Nimbus Cart
Lyrics by Janis Vancoppenolle
Recorded & mixed by Tom De Gieter (Doodseskader)
Mastering by Jens Larsson.
Video by Dennis Van Stappen (demennis.be)
Artwork: Janis Van Coppenolle
Nimbus Cart are:
Janis Vancoppenolle, Steven Govaere, Lukas Carlier, Eduard Lathioor

Press:
• “Een fenomenale frontvrouw… de laatste die ik zo’n attitude zag combineren met een dwarsfluit was John Dwyer van Thee Oh Sees” – Musiczine
• “De orkaankracht die Janis tentoonspreidt, heeft niets nodig om zich achter te verschuilen. Gay, klinkt als een ruwe diamant van PJ Harvey” – Luminous Dash
• “Gelaagde rockmuziek met dramatische wendingen en een typerende, doorleefde stem” – Dansende Beren

Nimbus Cart is ruw, eerlijk en eigenwijs. Vrijgevochten en versterkt!

Past concerts: : Ancienne Belgique, Muziekclub 4AD, De Harmonie, The Pit`s, Rock Zerkegem, Bar Bricolage, Muziekclub de Zwerver, Trefpunt…

Played with: Green Crow Collective, David Nance, Silent Snare, La Jungle, Phoenician Drive, Tiny Legs Tim, Leopard Skull, Kosmo Sound, Tramhaus, No Prisoners, Mooneye...

Airplay: Urgent.FM, RBS Radio, Radio Scorpio, Radio Benelux ...

Similar artists (influence / Contemporary) = Amyl and the Sniffers, The Pixies, Nina Hagen, Idles, Bikini Kill, Wet Leg, Le Tigre…
genre of music = Punk ‘n Roll / Punkrock / Alt Rock / Post-Punk / Psych Punk

I was running around
Giving attention
To things that people say
What they would mention
And I erased me
I shrinked me

I am human
And I exist
There were some things I couldn’t resist
I have flaws
Round of applause

And while drowning
I was seen
I couldn’t be associated with people that are mean
Yes, they’re so obscene
Yes, they’re so obscene

I got tired of my own apologies
It’s time for me to be who I want to be
Finger to the ones that are bothered by me
It’s to me that I address
to feel worthy

Whether I’d be normal
Rather I’d be weird
Rather I’d be me
Whether I’d be free
Whether I’d be normal
Rather I’d be weird
Rather I’d be real
Whether I’d be free

I did not have the speed to outrun myself
I thought I wasn’t worth the friends
and I started hiding, I didn’t come out
And I thought
I fought

Consumed by opinions that refer to me
Assuming I’m not being who I ought to be
Appearing as expected causes distress
Yeah, feeling different than the others is worth less

I am used obeying to their certain ideas
I am able to act as I please
I stand up
I speak up

Days passed by and I felt more suppressed
It is no wonder that people get depressed
I'm craving to the day that I’d be proud of me
About who I am, even tho you won’t agree

Whether I’d be normal
Rather I’d be weird
Rather I’d be me
Whether I’d be free
Whether I’d be normal
Rather I’d be weird
Rather I’d be real Whether I’d be free

Author: Janis Vancoppenolle
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