Press Release:
For Esmé has
teamed up with Puncture Design (the creatives behind WayHome)
to take you on a curious and nostalgic trip back to that strange vibe of late
night cable TV.
Picture
this—its 1979 and For Esmé is performing their new single ‘Make A Sound’ on
late night television. The video recalls the nostalgia of live performances by
Blondie or Depeche Mode. Anyone who grew up recording TV shows on their
VCRs will understand, and anyone who didn’t....just use your imagination.
Take a trip to "Channel
4" aka Youtube. The video premiered at Noisey.
You can also
revisit the orginal single over at Soundcloud.
Remember
staying up to catch something special airing on late night television? Maybe
something you weren’t supposed to be seeing? Remember scrounging around for a VHS tape you could record
it onto? So often I accidentally recorded over something else, or there were
glitches in the tape. We’re taking you on a trip back to the days before
youtube, where your only chance to hold onto an iconic TV moment was to record
it yourself.
This video I
think represents a timelessness that we long for and I hope this prompts us all
to enjoy a little more of "the moment".
In the real 1979, nobody would have done an exercise like this.
Even this overtly nostalgic song couldn't look or sound more New Wave
Mind you there was the Mod Revival of course
No comments:
Post a Comment