Earlier this year, HOLYCHILD co-founder Elizabeth Nistico launched her solo career with the break out horror pop art project called Revenge Wife. Now she brings it all “Home” with the third single from her debut EP, ‘Background Songs For Your Boring Life: Part I.’
Musically “Home” is Phil Collins meets 10cc “I’m Not in Love” plus Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror.” As with all the songs on the EP, she’s been referencing ELO a lot too. It’s futuristic ‘80s” sad girl music. Never one to be pigeonholed, in “Home” Revenge Wife drops a dash of retro with a nod to the 70s, 80s and 90s.
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While Chloe Moriondo’s ‘I Eat Boys’ is inspired by “Jennifer’s Body”, Revenge Wife’s brand of horror pop is inspired by Nistico’s very own concept of fear. In her songs she juxtaposes fear with love to portray what she’s actually feeling.
The single is about feeling at home with the person you love. But when that person is away, there’s a tinge of self-uncertainty and that’s the feeling that Revenge Wife is always trying to shed as similarly explored in her debut single “Earthquake.”
“‘Home’ is my NY/LA long distance song,” Nistico says. “The three hour time difference makes its way in all the lyrics, ‘I’m still on coffee while you’re painting the town,’ ‘You’re in autumn I’m in summer..’ I wrote it with hyperpop rising duo Magdelena Bay who also produced, while my boyfriend was away shooting a show in New York and it was hard for me at the time!”
Inspired by dreams, mystical experiences, and a lot of self-reflection, the songs on Background Songs For Your Boring Life: Part I provide a vehicle for Nistico to open up about the experiences that have shaped her life. The EP is accompanied by a series of horror-themed videos directed by Nistico herself (she’s actually a successful music video director in her side life). The surreal nightmare of a music video for “Home” will be out on May 13.
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“NISTICO’S WORLD-WEARY VOCAL APLOMB DISTINCTLY RECALLS HELEN MARNIE AS SHE RECITES A LITANY OF MODERN WORLD STRESSES, ANXIETIES, AND A DIMINISHING OF HOPE.
-BLACKBOOK
“A BUBBLY ANTI-CAPITALIST ANTHEM… HER VIBRANT VOCALS SOAR OVER RETRO 90s SOUND EFFECTS AND CASIO KEYBOARD, CREATING AN UPBEAT, TUNE THAT IS PURE INFECTIOUS POP AT ITS FINEST.”
-GRIMY GOODS
“NOT ONLY DOES THIS SONG OFFER A FRESH TAKE ON THE CURRENT CULTURAL MOMENT, AND FEATURES A FASCINATING TAKE ON A POP SONG WITH NISTICO OPTING TO FRAME THE SONG ADMIST ABSURDIST LO-FI 2000s SYNTH POP INSTRUMENTALS. IT’S A GREAT TRACK THAT ALSO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.”
-B-SIDES TV
“RICH-TONED SYNTHS AND ORGANS FLUTTERING OVER A LAYER OF DREAMY BEDROOM-POP BEATS PERSONIFY THE STOMACH-TURNING FEELING DEPICTED IN THE ARTISTS’ HEARTFELT VOCALS”. – -BARRICADE MAG
“ELIZABETH NISTICO IS SKILLED AT MAKING POP MUSIC WITH AN HONEST AND MELANCHOLIC UNDERBELLY DESPITE THE NEON-LIT COMPOSITIONS SHE SINGS TO – SUCH WAS THE CASE AS BEING PART OF HOLYCHILD. NOW UNDER THE MONIKER REVENGE WIFE, NISTICO STILL MAKES EFFERVESCENT SYNTH-POP WITH NEWFOUND VULNERABILITY. MAKING HEARTBREAK SEEM AS LIGHT AS COTTON CANDY.’
-FLOOD
“MYSTICAL”
-BIONIC BUZZ
“THIS IS A THRILLING TALE OF LOVE GONE AWRY, AND QUITE HONESTLY, THIS MUSIC VIDEO MIGHT BE THE BEST MOVIE I’VE SEEN ALL YEAR”
. -SPINNING PLATTERS
About Elizabeth Nistico:
Revenge Wife is the latest music, video, and art project by Elizabeth Nistico, former lead singer and cofounder of indie pop band, HOLYCHILD. To date, HOLYCHILD boasts over 30 million streams on Spotify and 5 million streams on Youtube. Nistico has directed more than 40 music videos for HOLYCHILD and other artists. She has also co-written songs for other artists including “Xanax Damage” by Future. She has sync deals with Apple and Old Navy, to name a couple brands. She has toured with Passion Pit, Walk The Moon, and MØ. Her video has been featured at MOMA. Nistico has been featured in Vogue, NYLON, Paper Mag, Billboard, NME, Huff Post, Spin, EW, and Earmilk. Elizabeth was also a contributor for V Magazine.
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