This is our April 2025 single release, a thunderous roar and screech.
Adrenaline. Power. Masculine Toxicity. All of it. Welcome back to the world of the PLAYBOY DRIVER baby! Playboy Driver, the new single by 9 o’clock Nasty.
Press the pedal. Harder. Rev to the limit. No mercy. No remorse. No safety net.
This is the high octane version of the song. Peak performance. Scream if you want to go faster baby. Scorched, convulsing and yet very, very sexy.
Be the best looking corpse in the city. Entitled, deviant yet mesmerising. Unforgettable and utterly amoral. Charisma, sharp clothes and a winning smile.
Carved from the screaming original by Nick Mailing, a man without pity, serving only the imperative to move fast and survive. Agile, savant, danger. An exceptional talent.
If you look closely you can see bare ribs, bone showing through the meat in the torn gold jumpsuit. If you inhale, beneath the heady fragrance of fine cologne there is a note of blood and death. Because a hero can only be a hero when they tear through the fabric of the world and blaze onto the other side
Which is why hanging out with heroes is probably an error.
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"English prolific trio 9 O’clock Nasty returns with another marvelous piece of sonic artistry that will immediately resonate with anyone looking for an energetic, groovy, noisy rock experience. “Playboy Driver” arrives as their single this year, arriving after “King Thing 2025,” an excellent composition released earlier this year that you should also check out as soon as possible." @thoughtswordsaction
"Looking at the words, the track doesn’t actually flirt with toxicity—it marries it. The Playboy Driver isn’t sorry for being a jerk or polluting your air; he’s all cocky grins and sharp edges." @thebuzzyband
“In ‘Playboy Driver’, the band 9 o’clock Nasty showcases raw, garage-rock strength and mindset-lath vocals that are impossible to ignore, creating an intoxicating environment reminiscent of the rebellious swagger of late-night adventures.” - @music.ev0lution
“Soundwise, 9 O’clock Nasty packed this track with everything you dearly love about their sound. Perhaps energetic rock comes to mind first, but there are many sonic ingredients borrowed from garage rock, noise rock, art-rock, post-punk, alternative, etc.” @thoughtswordsaction
“This new version presents a renovated energy, the one you’d need to bring a corpse back to life. It is beautiful and traumatising at the same time, it’s everything your parents told you not to listen to and to stay away from.” @jpgchief
“Playboy Driver…goes hard, giving us heavy beats, edgy riffs and powerful percussion. You can practically hear the octanes.” @york_calling
“This track brings a rock that connects us to our rock roots; it is powerful, with a fervent guitar of riffs and solos, with vocal power and with lyrics of a lot of attitude and critical and fun character which is a trademark of the sensational 9 o’clock Nasty.” @indieoclock
“Leicester’s loudest troublemakers, 9 o’clock Nasty, have wowed us with Playboy Driver—a gift that’d make Harley Davidson blush. Dropping April 12th, this one is nitro-boosted: dangerous, soaked in gas, and ready to explode.” @thebuzzyband
“This new song from 9 o’clock Nasty, a British band that always strives to release above-average work, is simply sensational. In addition, it comes with a spectacular bittersweet music video.” @musicforallmag
“This track is perfect and connects us with our rock roots, a gift to those who love true rock and roll.” @indieoclock
“This track represents us and represents rock that should be full of posture and bring songs that connect to the listener and society. This track is a rock anthem, with footprints of a rock from the 70s and 80s that we love, the hard rock punk we were looking for.” @indieoclock
“With a brash bang, abrupt jump, and sludge-like insanity, being pulled into the 9 o’clock Nasty universe leaves you entirely changed… and possibly a little disappointed in the reality to which you must return.” @theothersidereviews
“Three years ago, they unleashed one of their most iconic songs, Playboy Driver, inspired by the original version of the masterful producer/sound engineer Nick Mailing, bringing flames and destruction to every streaming service available to man.” @jpgchief
“The clip, ah the clip, translates what the song goes through. It features motorsport images, including the English Formula 1 star, James Hunt, who has something to do with the title of the track, being a bad boy of the tracks.” @roadiemusicmag
“With satire and aura, ‘Playboy Driver’ invites a global audience into a world where ego and escapism collide, providing a fresh and darkly dramatic experience that challenges conventional sonic norms.” - @music.ev0lution
“As ever, 9 o’clock Nasty don’t hold back with their chanting vocals, trading blows in the verse before growling through the chorus.” @york_calling
“Musically, ‘Playboy Driver’ is an alternative rock with several references, ranging from punk, indie and even with the old incursions of funk. In the new composition, we find the typical aggressiveness of rock, but also a well-positioned melody and elements such as ‘groove’.” @roadiemusicmag
“Bold, brash, and brimming with raw confidence, one can feel the passion pulsating in ‘Playboy Driver’. Interestingly, as much as it hits you in the chest, it also seemingly holds your hand, drags you along, and has you grinning while being shoved from one musical post to the next.” @theothersidereviews
“This new version sounds much cleaner and more dynamic, thanks to the excellent work done by Nick Mailing. His mixing and mastering techniques improved a song that already had a perfect structure and profoundly detailed segments.” @thoughtswordsaction
“Trippy and highly dangerous, but also exciting and brimming with desire, ‘Playboy Driver’ is the ideal theme song for the psychedelic romance, La Motocyclette – whether the 9 o’clock Nasty lads know it or not.” @theothersidereviews
“Nick Mailing’s remix doesn’t just tweak — he detonates. You can hear the engine screaming, the sweat dripping, the grin widening.” @odysseymagazines
“The gritty, repeating rhythm phase in ‘Playboy Driver’ pulses with incredible urgency, playing like a love letter to the edgier roots of rock, blending wet, cool confidence with an ironic chaos.” - @music.ev0lution
“This is chaos couture. The kind of energy that makes people fall in love and call the cops in the same night.” @odysseymagazines
“Revving to life with fierce intensity, this Nasty classic boasts vibrant new colours and striking bold textures that define its bold spirit.” @jpgchief
“9 o’clock Nasty is a band from Leicester, United Kingdom, that mixes musical styles within the facets of rock. It’s that kind of restless band, which doesn’t want to do more of the same, but also doesn’t overdo it trying to reinvent the wheel.” @roadiemusicmag
“Playboy Driver is a snarling beast of a song that’s drenched in danger and attitude. Unapologetic. Unhinged. Unforgettable.” @odysseymagazines
“’Playboy Driver’ is a powerful track, combining cutting guitars, a powerful bass and drums that master these complex rhythms as if it were the easiest thing in the world.” @musicforallmag
“Titled ‘Playboy Driver,’ the band’s newest track is all about adrenaline, power, male toxicity, and everything that involves a car race, but which can be used as a strong metaphor for real life.” @musicforallmag
“I never in my wildest dreams imagined I would mention 9 o’clock Nasty, Geri Halliwell, Marianne Faithfull and Alain Delon in the same sentence – but there you have it. Inspired by 9 o’clock Nasty’s new single, ‘Playboy Driver’, I found myself revelling in the “scream if you wanna go faster” of Halliwell.” @theothersidereviews
