Thanks to NIN, I Accidently Discovered HEALTH

Ready to jump in the car and ride around with the windows down with the music as loud as your radio can handle and maybe just belt out song lyrics as loud as you can? Well, next time I hit that point, I know something I’m adding to my (ahem) “anger management” playlist. Shouting is good for the soul sometimes. Trust me on this.

The guilty party is “Isn’t Everyone”, which is a new single from HEALTH + Nine Inch Nails. Holy shit, where has this been all my life?

I’ve been a NIN fan since the Pretty days, but today, I discovered HEALTH. I felt like I was in an electronic fantasy time warp landing somewhere between witnessing a rave from a distance and an episode of Stranger Things, as I dove headfirst into their retention of New Order’s Blue Monday. This track appears alongside some other noteworthy solids on the “Atomic Blond” soundtrack, in case, like me, you’re oblivious to this.

They’ve also created noteworthy gaming soundtracks that include Max Payne 3 and a single used in Grand Theft Auto V. However, I missed both of these because I am not a gamer of the video kind.

I get really excited when I find a new (to me) band that stirs something dark and mysterious within. HEALTH didn’t just check that box, they teasingly sat me down me on a velvet couch, whispering something sultry into my ear that I didn’t quite catch. Instead of answering or repeating, their comeback is only a wicked laugh, leaving us only wanting more.

Look, I am probably really late to this party, but I’ve arrived, damn it.

I might have knocked on the door simply expecting NIN, but I am so glad that HEALTH was there to answer boldly this collaboration single. It was a pleasant surprise that I was not expecting from “today’s music.”