Nun (band) explained

Nun
Origin:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Years Active:2011–present
Label:Aarght Records
Current Members:Jenny Branagen, Steven Harris, Tom Hardisty, Hugh Young

Nun is a Melbourne-based synth punk band formed in 2011.[1] They have released two albums.

History

Nun started as a recording project as part of Tom Hardisty's studies at RMIT in 2011, with Steven Harris, Hugh Young, and Jenny Branagan joining as the project grew.[2] [3]

Solvents / Nun

The band released their first single Solvents on Nihilistic Orbs in 2012,[4] which was followed by their debut self-titled album Nun in 2014, released by Aarght Records in Australia, Avant! in Italy, and HoZac Records in America.[5] While recording their album the band where highlighted in Jimi Kritzler's book Noise in My Head: Voices from the Ugly Australian Underground.[6] The book features interviews with several independent and underground bands, and was celebrated for its focus on notable Australian musicians who may not have received enough mainstream press.[7] [8]

Nun's debut album was reviewed around the world, with praise in Australia from national newspaper the Herald Sun and popular music website Mess+Noise.[9] [10] Outside of Australia, the album was reviewed by several music blogs in Italy,[11] [12] Poland,[13] and Finland,[14] while in the USA, Nun received nods from CMJ,[15] Pitchfork,[16] Tiny Mix Tapes,[17] and Live Eye TV.[18]

Immersion / The Dome

Following their debut, Nun recorded a second album in 2016, and at the beginning of 2017 performed the new song Can't Chain live on Melbourne radio station 3RRR.[19] At the time they announced their new album The Dome would be out that year, but it remained unreleased until 2018. Instead the band released Immersion (With Enderie), a cassette tape / digital release featuring remixes of Immersion, a song from their debut album.[20]

When The Dome was released in 2018, it came out on Aarght Records and HoZac Records[21] with the delay attributed to each of the band members taking time to listen over the recordings while juggling their other bands and work commitments.[22] [23]

The album was well received across Australia, with praise from local radio stations 4ZZZ and 3RRR,[24] [25] and in street press like Forte and Beat.[26] [27] Outside of Australia, Maximumrocknroll likened Nun to Siouxsie Sioux and Men's Recovery Project, and noted Nun predated "the current trend" of "darkwave synth punk records...by more than a few years".[28]

Post-The Dome

Following the release and tour of The Dome, Nun have been inactive, but its members have continued to make synth heavy music elsewhere. Since 2013, Jenny Branagan has collaborated with Andrea Blake as VACUUM, and they released their debut album in 2022.[29] Steven Harris has released two solo album as Pyrrhic.[30] Tom Hardisty has released his own solo albums,[31] [32] and has continued to play with Constant Mongrel which also features Hugh Young.

Members

Discography

Singles

Solvents, 2012

Immersion (With Enderie), 2017

Albums

Nun, 2014

The Dome, 2018

References

  1. Web site: 2018-12-04. THE DOME. 2021-12-11. PBS FM. en.
  2. Web site: 2014-07-01 . Track By Track: NUN : Mess+Noise . 2022-01-07 . Mess+Noise (Archived) . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701105044/http://messandnoise.com/articles/4659344 . 1 July 2014 . dead.
  3. Web site: Prescott. Shaun. 2012-10-28. Moving Statues: Nun Interviewed. 2021-12-11. Crawlspace: A Music Website From Australia. en.
  4. Web site: Prescott. Shaun. 2012-12-13. 2012 in review: artists and Crawlspace editors. 2022-01-07. Crawlspace: A Music Website From Australia. en.
  5. Web site: NUN s/t LP out today. 2022-01-05. Avant!.
  6. Book: Kritzler, Jimi. Noise in my head : voices from the ugly Australian underground. 2014. 978-1-922129-35-2. Melbourne, VIC. 247–251. 869278617.
  7. Web site: Jimi Kritzler Doesn't Believe in Romanticising Australian Underground Music. 2022-01-07. Vice. 15 April 2014 . en.
  8. Web site: Bell. Steve. 2014. The Ugly Truth. 2022-01-07. The Music. en.
  9. News: Cahill. Mikey. 2014-12-22. Rock City's 14 Oz Albums of '14. Herald Sun. 2022-01-07.
  10. Web site: 2014-07-02 . NUN - NUN in Releases : Mess+Noise . 2021-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702135758/http://messandnoise.com/releases/2001341 . 2 July 2014 . dead.
  11. Web site: Nun - Nun :: Le Recensioni di OndaRock. 2022-01-07. OndaRock. it.
  12. Web site: Lorenz. 2014. NUN - Nun (2014, Avant! Records / Aarght Records). 2022-01-07. Dark Oddities.
  13. Web site: Sangre. Santa. 2015-03-29. Nun – Nun. 2022-01-07. Santa Sangre. en.
  14. Web site: 2014-05-02. Gothic Rock: Nun - Nun (2014). 2022-01-07. Gothic Rock.
  15. Web site: 2015-03-15. Video Premiere: NUN - "Cronenberg" News CMJ. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315202529/https://cmj.com/news/video-premiere-nun-cronenberg. dead. 2015-03-15. 2022-01-07.
  16. Web site: 2014-12-10. Best of 2014: A Very Shake Appeal Guest List. 2022-01-07. Pitchfork. en-US.
  17. Web site: Cerberus: Nun - Nun. 2022-01-07. Tiny Mix Tapes. en.
  18. Web site: Bob. Black Box. 2015-04-30. Listen: NUN "Terrormaze" Media. 2022-01-07. Live Eye Tv. en-US.
  19. Web site: 29 Apr 2017 - Triple R - Melbourne Independent Radio - 102.7FM > What's Go... - Archived Website. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170428201029/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/15154/20170429-0001/www.rrr.org.au/whats-going-on/news/watch-nun-can-t-chain-live-at-3-rrr/index.html. dead. 2017-04-28. 2021-12-15. Trove. en.
  20. Web site: NUN's Synth Punk Gets Darker and More Desperate on a New Remix Tape. 2021-12-15. www.vice.com. 7 September 2017 . en.
  21. Web site: The Dome, by Nun. 2021-12-11. Nun. en.
  22. Web site: 2018-12-18. Melbourne band NUN on their razor-sharp new album. 2021-12-11. Tone Deaf. en-AU.
  23. Web site: 2018-10-17. PREMIERE: NUN embody horror on the visuals for new single 'Turning Out'. live. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20190317010735/http://purplesneakers.com.au/2018/10/watch-nun-turning-out/. 2019-03-17. 2022-01-07. Purple Sneakers. en-AU.
  24. Web site: 4ZZZ. 2021-12-15. 4zzz.org.au.
  25. Web site: Album of the week: The Dome — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio. 2021-12-15. www.rrr.org.au. en-au.
  26. Web site: 2019-01-07. Nun: The Dome. 2021-12-15. Forte Magazine. en-AU.
  27. Web site: 2018-11-28. Nun's 'The Dome' is one of the most impressive synth-punk albums of 2018. 2021-12-15. Beat Magazine. en-AU.
  28. Web site: The Dome LP. 2021-12-15. MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL. en.
  29. Web site: VACUUM - Flash Forward. 2021-12-11. flash-fwd.com. en.
  30. Web site: 2020-06-30. Pyrrhic "Present Tense' – the debut release from Nun's Steven Harris is out now.. 2021-12-16. Cyclic Defrost. en-US.
  31. Web site: Peace In The Plaza, by Thomas Hardisty. 2021-12-16. Thomas Hardisty. en.
  32. Web site: Tom Hardisty (2). 2021-12-11. Discogs. en.
  33. Web site: Nun, by Nun. 2021-12-11. Nun. en.

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