Discovering Nevertel

I was listening to Sirius XM Octane coming home from work the other day and one of the station's "Test Drive" songs came up. "Test Drive" is an Octane segment of new - sometimes unsigned bands - getting airplay. Folks call in and if a band gets enough votes, the featured songs makes it into the permanent rotation. It's all very throwback and I like it. Anyway, the band featured was Nevertel and the song "Everything In My Mind."

I liked the track a lot and wasn't surprised to hear the announcer say the song was already added to the permanent rotation. Nevertel is unsigned and it was sort of implied that they are a new band. Apparently that isn't the case because the song "Everything In Mind" has been out for years and there is even an official video (see below). Turns out the band started back in 2014 (!) and is just slogging it out old-school style. I guess they are getting a following on Tik Tok (a platform I don't use) and that is probably how they started getting a bigger following. Hopefully ending up on Octane helps the band too! They've already released lots of songs and albums so I think the future is bright for this group.

I mention the non-Glam Nevertel for those who think all new music is dead or that bands give up too easily these days. Working at it for a decade proves Nevertel are in it for the long haul.