VIDEO: MOURN – YOUR BRAIN IS MADE OF CANDY

Catalan teens MOURN have released their first videoclip, directed by Roger Guàrdia and produced by CANADA for “Your brain is made of candy,” one of the songs included in their first, self-titled album (Sones, 2014). Melancholy, rage and despair are expressed by blunt drums, melodic guitar progressions and a ripen up voice that inevitably recalls PJ Harvey. Combined with an almost aggressive succession of shots in a grisaille ensemble, the video captures and enhances the intimate howl of the song. MOURN got a lot of buzz at the end of 2014 with their signing to NY label Captured Tracks (which will release their album on the 17th February in the US). They are going to tour extensively (both in Europe and in the US) in 2015, so be ready to hear a lot from them in the future.

VIDEO: Pedro LaDroga - "≅ ☀ L U Z ☀ ≅"

Devoid of temporal linearity, “≅ ☀ L U Z ☀ ≅” explores the paths of weird melancholy under woozy new wave and wistfully occult nu-metal airs. From his fiefdom in Sevilla, the MC/producer for whom music seems to be the extension of his wayward personality outlines an imaginary territory where time is cyclical. Pedro LaDroga embodies a warrior of light caught at the center of the most evil of pentagrams; awakening consciousness to the perpetual motion between obscurity and clarity. The particularly transfixing video, all in gif. art (courtesy of visual artist John Karel), displays looped pop culture landmarks in such a way so to provoke momentary melancholy. In his nasal and discordant voice, the founder of netlabel/ niche collective Ladroga Lab repeats “En el momento”, passing on the secret: eternity is not a reality to come; eternity is lived in the density and intensity of the moment.