Latvian trio AUDIENCE KILLERS are about to release their first full-length album this week. The band formed back in 2010 and features the soothing, almost whimsical vocals of Normunds Petrovs with Arletta Supe on keyboards and backing vocals and Edgars Oplucans on the drums.
In their new video for Sounds Like You, exclusively premired via NOTHING BUT HOPE AND PASSION, a fiercely independent kid sets out on a trek through the city and across serene mountainside landscapes. It’s only slightly questionable that she’s alone, wandering around dark city alleys and then cross country, but let’s just count her as adventurous. She tramps across breathtaking landscapes of waterfalls, still seasides villages and spans of the sea, all the while with a glowing star slung over her shoulder. In the end, the child sets the star free, syncing up with the songs powerful crescendo. Director Seb McKinnon on the clip:
‘The lyrics of Sounds Like You seem to me like the words of someone in mourning, wether it be for a failed relationship, the passing of a loved one, or even the loss of oneself. The last words are ‘There is nothing I can do’. So I wanted the video to reply to that lyric and say ‘No, here is something you can do’. To me, the video is about rekindling lost hope. A fall, and a rebirth. Sometimes, we have to let go of something that brought beauty in our lives. ‘To move on’ can be difficult, but a necessary act for new hope to bloom. Everything has its time. Everything has its place. Live. Laugh. Be free again.’
This synthpop group falls in line with the likes of M83 and PASSION PIT, and we’re eagerly awaiting to hear AUDIENCE KILLERS‘ full sound with the upcoming full-length release Floating Islands, out tomorrow, on May 20.
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