“I wanna black out with you,” goes the chorus of the opening track: a love song for the jilted generation. The name Pinched Nerve is a reference to the back injury that kept Kris Vieira bed-ridden during the recording of his first EP. For someone who wears his demons on his sleeve, Vieira’s music – a synthesized stew of post-punk and hip-hop – is surprisingly playful.
.Your Daily Lick: Pinched Nerve
Pinched Nerve (self-released)