New York Pavements shine a light on World Mental Health Day with ‘Never Get The Better’!
– Fortitude Magazine
For Fans of… Arctic Monkeys, The Kinks, Small Faces
https://youtu.be/79voKL3tyzk
Never Get The Better is about the pain and bitterness of losing your job and the effect it can have on your mental health. Released to coincide with World Mental Health Day on 10th October, the song is a key part of the forthcoming concept album and short film Outside The Glasshouse (from which the video is taken). The lead character Jack is tipped into confusion, his mind full of all the people in his life that he feels estranged from. It leads him to a very dark place. Influenced by the likes of The Kinks and Arctic Monkeys, Never Get The Better is oozing with sixties swagger from the offset, with Matt Bond’s distinctive vocal style complimenting the alt-rock soundscapes effortlessly.
Hailing from West London, New York Pavements are Paul Brooking (producer) and Matt Bond (lead vocals). They will be releasing eight singles in total – an initial series of covers followed by five originals building up to the debut album Outside The Glasshouse in 2023. The whole project includes an award-winning (Cannes Shorts, Overcome Festival, London Independent Film Festival) short film written and directed by Paul Brooking (Plan B, Viola Beach, Family Jools, LAPP), with the cast appearing in both the videos, cover art and in a photographic essay. The aim of the album and film is to raise awareness of the hugely important condition of men’s mental health in their forties and fifties, and New York Pavements will be working with a leading mental health charity on the project (TBA shortly).
