We love ALT BLK ERA at AltCorner and their single Straight to the Heart is great!
It, much like their forthcoming album Rave Immortal (January 10, Earache Records), speaks of Nyrobi’s struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
Nyrobi said: “I became chronically ill during lockdown where I was in constant, excruciating pain throughout my body. Partly due to my illness and partly due to the high-strength pain medication I was prescribed, I existed in a fog of dream-like, whispery moments where I slept for 20 hour days.
“Over the months and years, in my moments of clarity I noticed that my friends had forgotten about me and as I slowly came out of the fog I was in, they made no effort to reconnect. I was left out in the cold, forgotten about, so I had to deal with both the physical and emotional pain. I was incredibly lonely, and my life was a shell of just existing.
“This all happened during my teen years, an important time in my life where I was finding out who I was. The lockdowns and then my illness robbed me of important ‘normal’ teen experiences.
“The song will connect with anyone who is struggling with, or who has ever felt loneliness, being abandoned or neglected.”
Credit: Dean Chalkley