VC Pines (real name Jack Mercer) has begun to move away from the indie-rock of the band he once fronted, The Carnabys, in favour of a punky soul solo career that has earned him praise from the likes of Lauren Laverne and Huw Stephens. As he gears up for the release of his new EP Indigo, his latest single ‘Nervous’ has dropped. Musically, the piece is full of swelling, falsetto vocal harmonies and thick textures, while the meaning behind the track comes from Mercer himself: "I noticed the skin from around my nails and my nails themselves were almost non-existent from constantly picking away when having important meetings or deep in writing sessions when my brain was no longer on this planet". -Dan Peeke