With an album pessimism duets Nice weather tries to reflect the time we live in and, as the name of the album suggests, the songs are pessimistic. “They highlight the shortcomings of public communication, as well as the anxiety that has seemed to have grown in society in recent years, and explore this phenomenon from an individual’s perspective. Nice weather singer Jūlijs Melngailis.
Mini album DeepBluSea created together with Miķelis Putniņš and the internationally acclaimed hip-hop artist Elīzas Legzdiņš, who has collaborated with such world-famous artists as Rudimental and Hollywood actor Idris Elbu. Rūdolfs Macats and Elizabete Gaile have also participated in the creation of several mini-album songs.
Nice weather is an indi / electronic music duo from Riga. In the beginning, both artists met at a songwriting camp RIGaLive, but worked remotely – producer Andis Ansons lived and worked in Riga, while singer and composer Jūlijs Melngailis studied music composition in London. They are influenced in their music by artists such as Caribou, Jungle, Sampha, Toro y Moi and others, combining sensual beats and analog synthesizer sounds with gentle vocals and pulsating guitar riffs that create a danceable yet intimate atmosphere.
Nice weather in Italian means “good time”, which is a bit ironic, given that the musicians began their work in Riga and London. However, it can also be translated as “having a good time” – and that’s it Nice weather wants to give their listeners: shelter from the gray sky and puddles, from the cold wind and annoying faces.
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