Ogbert The Nerd Releases "Stapler," First New Music Since 2024 Album

“The only emo band from New Jersey” has returneth. Today, emo screamers Ogbert The Nerd dropped a new single, “Stapler,” their first new music since their surprise 2024 album What You Want . The new track does not disappoint.

There’s plenty of melodramatic screaming, noodling guitars, and an anxious breakdown where the percussion simmers. “The light we chased is gone/ There’s no way out of here,” one line goes. It sounds like the band is swirling inside a sooty black hole with no escape. “I’m the dust cloud growing up inside of the air vents” is another great line. The song also ends with a succinct, perfectly placed “OOH.” I don’t know — there’s something strange about it that I just love.

Listen below.

_Originally reported by [Stereogum](https://stereogum.com/2513394/ogbert-the-nerd-stapler/music/)._