9 o’clock Nasty – The WRong Guy (2024)
Upon listening to 9 o’clock Nasty’s new single about mistaken identity, my mind immediately went to Alfred Hitchcock’s North By Northwest. After a glitch at the airport, Cary Grant went from simple salesman to hunted hitman in a single conversation and, well, he landed up dealing with more sh*t than he can imagine. Why this connection? I don’t really know; perhaps it’s the idea of Cary Grant getting down to a hip-hop-inspired punk tune that drew my fancy.
Following their well-received single ‘Hot Disco Shit’, followed by a couple of remixes including ‘The Wrong Guy’ with Kingflame, 9 o’clock Nasty present the pure, raw, unadulterated original of ‘The Wrong Guy’. A pioneering threesome of punk rock royalty, the Leicestershire lads hit you in the face with every outstanding note. A quick backhand to the cheek but not in that creepy “you’re stuffed” way, a sleek allure to a mischievous mess of gut-wrenching music.
Similar to ‘Hot Disco Shit’, a funk-filled tune with punk clinging to the sides, ‘The Wrong Guy’ shows us another side to 9 o’clock Nasty’s personality. Instead of funk, they bring a head-bopping hip-hop beat layered rap, flits of funk, and punk once again clinging to the wrapper. Combining a pulsating beat with slices of keyboard, the underlying melody is simplistic; it is the gruff vocals that ruffle your feathers and shove you about but with an infectious cheekiness.
Gruff, raw, jagged and scathing, ‘The Wrong Guy’ is a sarcastic sideline at a serious situation. Considering the rifeness of identity theft, anyone is a target – I mean, why do you think there are so many ads for PC security? Yet, 9 o’clock Nasty once again grabs at reality’s grungy problems demanding attention to the issue, but with a toe-tapping hit of sarcasm.
… still think Cary Grant getting down hip-hop style is an outstanding idea.
In addition to the single, 9 o’clock Nasty released an official music video for ‘The Wrong Guy’. You can view the video below or on their YouTube channel. Please note that this video uses lighting effects that can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
Find out more about 9 o’clock Nasty on their official website, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok and Spotify.
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