"Promises" Official Video while not as densely dramatic as the song itself is wonderfully bent as directed by cult director Jim Hosking, who Hung previously worked with while creating the soundtrack for “The Greasy Strangler” (winner best comedy at the Empire awards) and “An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn”. The video features Joe Walters, who starred in “The Greasy Strangler”.
Love this track.
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Following the recent announcement of his much-anticipated second solo album “Devastations,” artist and musician Andrew Hung has shared a video for a new single from the album entitled “Promises”.
The new video was directed by cult director Jim Hosking, who Hung has previously worked with soundtracking “The Greasy Strangler” (winner best comedy at the Empire awards) and “An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn”. The video features Joe Walters, who starred in “The Greasy Strangler”.
Speaking about the intensely surreal video, Hosking says, “The idea behind the video was really about how a pineapple is generally perceived to be a delicious tropical fruit but actually it can be truly terrifying if you choose the Royal Pineapple. The word for pineapple in French is ananas. We chose the Royal Ananas which is the grandest pineapple you can possibly purchase in the United Kingdom and it is therefore the most terrifying. This is why the music video is absolutely filled to the brim with dread and is terrifying.
The shoes in the video have monkeys on them and are designer shoes and are very desirable and expensive. And the wig is made from real human hair and once belonged to Terry Wogan himself, but we bought it on eBay and so now it belongs to us.”
Going on to speak about the single Andrew Hung says, “this was the first track I wrote that had the beginnings of a sound for the record. Promises is about the start of a journey or perhaps the end of one, but the signifier is that change is upon us whether we want it or not.“
The new single perfectly exemplifies Hung’s creative eclecticism. By combining an intense and emphatic vocal with volatile, swelling electronic instrumentation, powerful choral sections and driving bass, Hung experiments and knowingly toys with the balance between uplift, chaos and sanguine hope
“Promises” is the second single to be taken from Hung’s forthcoming album, following shortly after “Space”, which was recently released to critical acclaim from the likes of Stereogum, The Line Of Best Fit, Brooklyn Vegan, CLASH and more. .
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