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Nessa returns to the road in support of her acclaimed third full-length studio album, Tough Love. Beyond amassing tens of millions of streams, it has earned widespread praise thus far. KERRANG! marveled at how, “It’s an album that could easily come with a moodboard, filled with black lace, velvet and Polaroid photographs.” EUPHORIA. raved, “it’s one of her most cohesive, yet experimental, records to date,” going on to applaud, “Barrett combines guitars, trip-hop textures, and several more elements to bring the 11-track project to life.”
Of course, fans were initially treated to a pair of Tough Love singles. August brought “Bad Girls Never Die,” a shimmering, strings-backed rallying cry for anyone who isn’t afraid to live free and get dirty. Before that came “Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die,” an outlaw lovers’ anthem that earned praise from EUPHORIA (“urgent”) and Kerrang! (“darkly romantic”).
Tough Love follows Nessa’s acclaimed spring EP, Jesus loves a primadonna, which grew out of experimental sessions with Baran and Arthur as they searched for the sound of her next LP. A hypnotic mix of moody rock, trip-hop soundscapes, and haunting vocals, that 8-song project launched a trio of enthralling singles: “High On Heaven,” which likens love to a powerful drug; the jarringly vulnerable “Stay With Me”; and the eerie filmic fantasy “Buffalo 66,” which arrived alongside a dramatic music video starring The Neighbourhood frontman Jesse Rutherford.
After being named to Billboard’s “21 Under 21” list twice, collaborating with the likes of Whethan, and duetting her own song “american jesus” with Lana Del Rey on stage, Nessa Barrett has amassed nearly 3 billion global streams and over 27 million followers across social platforms. With Tough Love, she displays the irrepressible confidence of a star in her prime, diving headlong into danger and coming out with her most bewitching music to date.