DRIFT. Drop ‘Rough Rider’ Video

Nathalia Bruno has been releasing music under the alias DRIFT. for over a decade.

In 2015 debut EP Black Devotion, a hazy blend of dream pop and synthwave was released by AVANT! Records. Pre-pandemic 2020 debut album Symbiosis released via Tapete Records explores themes of technology, solitude, and the relationship between humanity and machines.

11 Points In Time the second album released in 2023 via God Unknown Records takes the more left-field, esoteric path. Interpreting field recordings found on cassettes as well as poetry and journal entries left behind by disappeared artist Rosi Crucci.

Now in 2026 what was once a woman and her synths now has now mutated into an electrifying quartet, a raucous attack of what has been described as glamgoth, rock n roll cabaret. It is with this new fierce and acerbic formation comprised of Max Oscarnold on guitar, Finn Kidd on drums and Lucy Lucifer on keys that Bruno recorded Violence For Your Furs. Nathalia croons stories of delusion, mythical spirits seeking revenge and takes you on a journey through London’s underworld.

Rough Rider is a pulse-driven descent into the after-hours underbelly of a country losing its grip on itself, a journey through late-night streets, and the uneasy space between despair and hope. Set against the backdrop of East London, the song follows a cast of drifters, outcasts, and survivors moving through scenes of chaos, addiction, violence, and fleeting human connection. Blending vivid storytelling with fever-dream imagery, Rough Rider captures the beauty and brutality of life on the margins, where “hope country” and “cold country” exist side by side. Raw, poetic, and unflinchingly honest, it’s a song about searching for meaning in a world that feels like it’s slipping away.

Violence For Your Furs comes out September 16th via God Unknown Records and will be available on all streaming platforms.