Seattle rock band Chastity Belt share their latest single/video, ‘Chemtrails’– the third single from upcoming LP, Live Laugh Love.
“‘Chemtrails’ started off as a jam when we were rehearsing for an upcoming tour. I started playing that initial lead guitar part without thinking, and the rest came together pretty naturally after that. Gretchen’s drums along with Annie’s bass really drive the song – the drums remind me a bit of Protomartyr (love those boys!), and Lydia’s lead guitar line in the chorus is very rock n roll. The lyrics are about not being able to let go of things and retracing memories in your head. I reached out to Ertuğrul Yaka about animating something to the song because his work is often pretty dark and introspective, and he came up with a video that really fits the vibe.”
Julia Shapiro
Animator Ertuğrul Yaka shares the inspiration behind the animated music video:
“Every person has the hope of finding their other half throughout their lives. I tried to explain the deprivation suffered by a person who cannot find her other half. The smiley mask is the persona that she shows to other people. The moon is a metaphor describing the search for couples to each other. At the end of the song ‘I’m painting us a picture in my head’ based on the lyrics, I made the reunion inspired by ‘The Lovers’ painting by Rene Magritte.”
Chastity Belt will be on tour this Spring/Summer. Check out the dates and tour support below:
4 April – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall #
5 April – Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Arts #
6 April – Austin, TX @ Mohawk #
8 April – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf #
9 April – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole #
10 April – San Diego, CA @ Quartyard #
11 April – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram
13 April – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent #
16 April – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom #
17 April – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Theater #
18 April – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile #
19 April – Olympia, WA @ Capital Theater #
3 May – Asheville, NC @ Eulogy *
4 May – Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
5 May – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *
7 May – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw *
8 May – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *
9 May 9 – Albany, NY @ Lark Hall *
10 May – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall *
11 May – Detroit, MI @ El Club *
12 May – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
29 May – Vienna, AT @ Arena ^
30 May – Leipzig, DE @ Conne Island ^
31 May – Berlin, DE @ Frannz ^
1 June – Neustrelitz, DE @ Immergut Festival
3 June – Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn ^
4 June – Luxembourg, LUX @ Rotondes ^
5 June – Paris, FR @ La Flèche D’Or ^
6 June – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
7 June – Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
8 June – Brighton, UK @ The Hope & Ruin ^
9 June – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ^
11 June – Glasgow, UK @ Room 2 ^
12 June – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute ^
13 June – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew ^
14 June – London, UK @ Village Underground ^
* = w/ Charlotte Cornfield
# = w/ Peel Dream Magazine
^ = w/ Meagre Martin
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