Nichols+Roark step boldly into new territory with their latest single, “Static Orders” — a deep, cinematic cut that fuses progressive, melodic, and organic house and techno with an emotional weight that lingers long after the final beat.
The track was inspired by conversations around modern masculinity and the silent conditioning many men absorbed growing up in the ’80s. Rather than being taught outright, these “rules” echoed like static — shaping emotion, behavior, and identity in ways that often went unquestioned. “Static Orders” is both a reaction to that silence and a refusal to carry forward inherited ideas that no longer serve.
Musically, the single is built for those late-night, 7am moments — spacious, driving, and full of tension and release. It’s introspective yet club-ready, with beats that feel alive with buried stories. Produced, written, and mixed entirely by Nichols+Roark themselves, the track captures the duo’s hallmark blend of precision and narrative power, while hinting at a wider body of work they’ve been shaping.
At its core, “Static Orders” is about breaking free — an exploration of the internal conflict between who you were told to be and who you really are. With both a radio edit and extended club mix, the single is already earning support from DJs like Just Her, Joseph Capriati, Township Rebellion, and Themba.
For Nichols+Roark, the hope is simple: that listeners, especially men, feel seen. That in the quiet hours after the lights come up, the track resonates as both a release and a reminder: not all orders are worth following.
Static Orders’ is a hypnotic, late-night journey—Nichols+Roark fuse cinematic depth with emotional weight, turning the unspoken rules of masculinity into a beat-driven act of release and defiance
