LA rocker Colleen Green has a new album coming out called Cool. We’ve already got the great lead single “I Wanna Be a Dog,” and now we have its follow-up, “It’s Nice to Be Nice.” The garage rock track is a reminder that, well, kindness goes a long way. “All I ever wanted was to be kind / These days I feel like I’m losing my mind,” she sings with sugary harmonies before asking frustratedly, “I recite and memorize my lines / Why do I need a reminder?”
On “It’s Nice to Be Nice,” Green is aware of the societal dance that makes up common niceties. But after a year of being a recluse in a world that’s constantly unveiling new cruelties, Green’s grungy pop song touches on a still-healing bruise: Niceness and sympathy are acts that have to be practiced, and while they go a long way, it’s hard sometimes. We’re all grumpy and going through it, but don’t allow misery its company.
The song comes with a video directed by Renee Lusano, which features Green on a sailboat off the Los Angeles coast—watch it below, and pre-order Cool here.
