Black Pope's blue moon punk midnight movie "Werewolf, Man" is seriously sick (Official Video)

 

"and my daddy asked my momma was she sleeping around"

Maybe it was the Halloween full Blue moon that threw me off, that made me get lost in a million other places other than thinking about American Pancake and posting about a song, Black Pope's new single "Werewolf, Man", that would of been so utterly perfectly placed for last night. But maybe it is better that way, as the Berlin based artist's song is not just a novelty but a song for the ages. One that expertly fuses punk and rockabilly flavors with lyrics that are seriously sick. The punk kind of surf rock guitar made me think of Billy Zoom and the unbridled clean punk, garage rock sound is not only midnight black leather jacket cool but totally cinematic. 

Speaking of cinimatic, the accompanying video or, short movie, is seriously wicked and better than a dozen actual slasher movies that shall remain nameless. Black Pope, wrote and directed this sinister short and a lot of kudos goes to the star here, Lucie Aron (Replace, Berlin Syndrome). Listen for a line of dialogue recorded by Sherylyn Fenn of Twin Peaks, which Black Pope cites as an influence on his upcoming album that drops next year.

Black Pope shares:

“I love the mythology of werewolves because the transformation is so sudden and so dangerous. The imagery is so universal that I feel like you can interpret it as a rich and personal metaphor, or just a cool song about werewolves. I’m not sure exactly what was going through my head at the time, but in general I had a strong desire to burst out of my skin.”

The song was recorded with producer Cian Riordan (St. Vincent, Mini Mansions) and follows September release Goth Girl as the second single from Black Pope’s debut album. The album was recorded over seven days in Monique Studios in Cork, Ireland and has been described by the artist as “a love letter to loserville”.

-Robb Donker Curtius

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Black Pope’s music has been described by Mojo Magazine as a neo-rock’n’roll soundtrack of surf guitar rumble. Rewriting adolescent love stories as horror movies, Black Pope borrows from classic and contemporary rock’n’roll to take you back to an era that never existed. Currently establishing his cult in Berlin, people are drawn to his high energy performances, hip-shaking charisma and an insatiable appetite for all things dark and mysterious. For many, this is the end of civilization as we know it. For Black Pope, it’s just another full moon.

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