{"id":173,"date":"2022-08-08T21:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T21:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2023-08-25T03:46:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T03:46:43","slug":"nerima-have-more-fun-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/2022\/08\/08\/nerima-have-more-fun-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"NERiMA &#8211; Have More Fun (EP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: HAVE MORE FUN\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/52SIJTquGsAyoO5EzxYpJp?go=1&#038;sp_cid=71084d9ed1fedb6d7acbb9c16f47e4f2&#038;utm_source=oembed&#038;utm_medium=desktop&#038;nd=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oshawa based indie-punk act&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nerimaband.weebly.com\/\">NERiMA<\/a>&nbsp;have only begun making their mark on the Toronto music scene for just over a year. Since 2020, the band have played several notable gigs including the Horseshoe Tavern, Come Together Festival in New York City and 2021 Oshawa Music Week just to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 27th saw the band release their highly anticipated debut EP \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/52SIJTquGsAyoO5EzxYpJp?si=pAhRHhcDTBSYfi0K3OZnxw&amp;nd=1\">Have More Fun<\/a>.\u201d Prior to its release, NERiMA released three singles promoting the EP; \u201cAll Afraid To Fall,\u201d \u201cHome\u201d and \u201cAmnesia.\u201d These singles boast fantastic and nostalgic pop-punk instrumentation and feature vocal prowess comparable to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/avrillavigne.com\/\">Avril Lavigne and&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/avrillavigne.com\/\">Hayley Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Have More Fun\u2019 shows great potential for the young upstarts, even \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/1pPLGT8Ko5IimNaIL0qHlE?si=baWHJqKARAOsD9Z3877l0w&amp;nd=1\">Through the Window<\/a>\u2019 shows NERiMA venture into a more aggressive emo-punk direction compared to their first string of singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2IeL6rFRjVgACIVJFW69tP?si=iQCF5gjqQLasRoTLQhYf5A&amp;nd=1\">Secret Love<\/a>\u201d showcases a more legato side of the EP, like if&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiohead.com\/\">Radiohead<\/a>&nbsp;wrote a version of \u201cWhiskey In the Jar\u201d in the mid 90s. As odd as that sounds, don\u2019t let this deter you! It\u2019s a head bopping tune and the Avril Lavigne influence emerges midway through the track, bringing it to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6ihDtakCZipeB3b9qzuufz?si=3GTvsGG8REGqWbZDZHwrBg&amp;nd=1\">Better Yet<\/a>\u201d is a fist pumping closer on \u201cHave More Fun.\u201d Featuring a short and sweet bass solo, it combines the emo-punk influences with a hint of 80s new wave akin to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gogos.com\/\">The Go-Gos<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebangles.com\/\">The Bangles.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, where the EP shines, it glows! With just two years of activity, NERiMA are destined to become a sought after group in the indie\/pop punk Toronto scene. From the folk pop influences in \u201cHome,\u201d to the classic 2000s pop-punk influence that\u2019s apparent on the entire album, NERiMA is a band you have to look out for in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHave More Fun\u201d is a promising first effort with several strong highlights. To cap off their F is For Friends tour, NERiMA promoted their EP with a release show in Peterborough at the Historic Red Dog and opened up for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kicksie.bandcamp.com\/\">Kicksie<\/a>&nbsp;at the iconic Horseshoe Tavern in downtown Toronto on August 6th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Nick Mokrzewski for The B-Side.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oshawa based indie-punk act\u00a0NERiMA\u00a0have only begun making their mark on the Toronto music scene for just over a year, but July 27th saw the band release their highly anticipated debut EP \u201cHave More Fun.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,9],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[215],"class_list":["post-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsfeed","category-reviews"],"authors":[{"term_id":215,"user_id":6,"is_guest":0,"slug":"nickmokrzewski","display_name":"Nick Mokrzewski","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40113e9a4c963ef268fe3989fc9f8902ffb682da800da4de8ba3f5e8eea78442?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"Nick","last_name":"Mokrzewski","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions\/283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}