[MUSIC] Nervo, "The Other Boys"

[rfmcdonald]

Australian duo Nervo's new song, "The Other Boys", featuring the vocals of Kylie Minogue and Jake Shears, and the guitar of Nile Rodgers, is glorious fun. Longing for people who don't want you is such wonderful nu disco fun.

"NERVO feat. Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears & Nile Rodgers - The Other Boys (Official Video)" (Watch on YouTube)

Time:

The star-studded new video for NERVO’s “The Other Boys” was something of a happy accident. The song, taken from the Australian DJ-producer duo’s July debut album Collateral, was originally just a collaboration with Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears. But Shears couldn’t contain his excitement about the sizzling dance track while he was hanging out with pal Kylie Minogue, who gave it a listen and promptly asked NERVO if she could get in on the action. (And when Kylie Minogue wants to be a guest on your album, you don’t say no.)

Even Chic guitarist and disco icon Nile Rodgers, who later topped off “The Other Boys” with a lively guitar solo and appears in the new video, was a little overwhelmed by the collaboration. “Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears, and me with NERVO? Really?” he tells TIME. “This was a delightful disco-dream come true.”

Nylon:

All of the acts’ personalties shine on “The Other Boys.” The downtown glitz of New York mixes with disco vibrations to create a track that’s shamelessly, timelessly pop. You can almost smell the hairspray in the air. According to NERVO, “This is as disco as we have ever been.” Indeed, it’s a departure from its unique twist on electronic music that combines atmospheric elements with filthy, underground beats. But it works. Minogue and Shears are unstoppable here. Their aggressive vocals have an underlining air of sex appeal that rides over Rodger’s guitar riffs. NERVO told us it was the addition of Rodgers that made “the puzzle [feel] complete.” All the pieces fit together seamlessly here. For a track “about not getting the attention from the boy you want,” this sure is an attention grabber.

I bought the song. Nervo's Soundcloud account also hosts the song, along with numerous remixes.