Minimalist Calgary songwriter Matthew Swann used to head up Extra Happy Ghost!!!, but next month he will release his debut album as Astral Swans. For now, he's rolled out a video for the track "Beginning of the End."
The song pairs bleak lyrics with a peppy acoustic rock bounce and dissonant, avant-garde lead work. The accompanying video, directed by Mike Peterson, similarly juxtaposes the sweet with the sinister, as we see a gang of cute kids turning a house into their very own Lord of the Flies island as they fight, destroy household objects and make a hell of a mess. Eventually, we learn where the grown-up homeowner has been the whole time, and it's a not a pleasant discovery.
Watch it below [via Popmatters]. The album All My Favorite Singers Are Willie Nelson will be out on February 24. It's the first full-length on Dan Mangan's new Arts & Crafts imprint, Madic Records.
The song pairs bleak lyrics with a peppy acoustic rock bounce and dissonant, avant-garde lead work. The accompanying video, directed by Mike Peterson, similarly juxtaposes the sweet with the sinister, as we see a gang of cute kids turning a house into their very own Lord of the Flies island as they fight, destroy household objects and make a hell of a mess. Eventually, we learn where the grown-up homeowner has been the whole time, and it's a not a pleasant discovery.
Watch it below [via Popmatters]. The album All My Favorite Singers Are Willie Nelson will be out on February 24. It's the first full-length on Dan Mangan's new Arts & Crafts imprint, Madic Records.
