NERVOUS JERK are a band from Christchurch, New Zealand, with a sound reminiscent of early 90s Bay area punk. In September they released their latest 7inch EP “1994”, we caught up with singer/guitarist Tom Kerr to talk about the new EP: 1994 EP by Nervous Jerk To me, you sound like a mix of the pub-punk that’s popular in Australia and 90s Lookout Records style pop punk. How would you describe your sound? The mention of Lookout Records basically hits the nail on the head. We’re just a 3 piece band that all grew up listening to Green Day. We wanna write pop punk that reminds people it’s still a fun genre, rather than what it’s become in the mainstream. We’re more punk than pop you could say. My mum is Australian, so maybe that pub punk thing is genetic. She used to go see AC...
