New Zealand noise makers Spook The Horses, have released a video for Cell Death. Taken from their new album, Empty Body to be released on August 28 via Pelagic Records
The band say of the clip “Spook The Horses’ music videos have, until now, focused on the abstract and surreal, not wanting to insert ourselves into the conversation between sound, image and the viewer. With ‘Cell Death’, coming from our most raw and transparent record yet, the band is out in full force. In this video we bring an adaption of our live shows to the screen, projecting the energy and sensory overload we bring to the stage, while also respecting the artifice of video production.“
With distortion levels cranked up, tempoes sped up and songs condensed and stripped down to the bare, ugly essentials, Empty Body comes as a brutal wake-up call within the rampant covid-19 fatigue, and an unexpected surprise in almost every regard.
SPOOK THE HORSES supported Neurosis in New Zealand in 2018 and The Ocean in 2019, and the band was planning to hit European shores this Euro summer. “This is a rough time for touring musicians everywhere“, says Callum Gay. “Although our plans to finally visit our European fans and the enormous honour of being asked to play ArcTanGent Festival this year have fallen through for reasons beyond our control, we’re looking forward to touring internationally as soon as it’s possible. We’ve had a long time to hone these songs into a razor-sharp edge and we cannot wait to share them with the world.”
Empty Body will be released on August 28 via Pelagic Records. Pre Orders are available now.
