Step into the raucous flamboyant fury of "The Floor" by Aussie goth art punk outfit Johnny Hunter and you will likely either run away or dig deeper into the sound. This is not to say that Johnny Hunter is repelling, quite the opposite. There are tentacles of baroque rock red velvet curtains, of horror pop, of 80's goth pop /rock, of stylized art rock, of politico punk and more to revel in. It feels to me like a captivating amalgam of artists like The Birthday Party, Tropical Fuck Storm, The Sisters Of Mercy, and Bauhaus. I also feel a purposeful theatricality that might hinge on punk cabaret of performance art twisted into the post punk aesthetic and, personally, I love that.
Of the track JH shares:
"The floor is the lowest point. The realization that the person you’ve become is not the person you wanted to be. When after a lifetime of casting the blame outward, the only place left to look is inward. It’s the accusation of the self and the confession to the self. The acceptance of responsibility. The rude awakening. The brute in the mirror. But above all it’s a release. It’s the clarity to know yourself well enough to see that the only way now is up."
The amazing goth punk vision for the Official Video as directed by Dakota Fisher blends in gothic, horror and romance elements befitting the Johnny Hunter aesthetic perfectly. Of the video, Dakota shares:
“I wanted to showcase the romantic and theatrical nature of Johnny Hunter’s live performance. With -The Floor - a horror ballet seemed appropriate.”
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Johnny Hunter is equal parts unfiltered anarchy and cabaret.
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