Watch the New Video for the Luyas’ “Moodslayer”

The Luyas | Moodslayer | Official Video from A Story Told Well on Vimeo.

Premiering earlier today at BOOOOOOOM, the Luyas bring us a brand new video for “Moodslayer” from the album, Too Beautiful to Work. The song delves into the life of a friend dealing with schizophrenia. Director Derrick Belcham created the video to focus “on the dichotomy between the protagonist’s experience of the real and unreal within their psychological construct. They are thrown into a spectacular display of thought forms, settling on archetypes of peace from their youth, but, eventually, they are serenaded back into the unreal where a kind of comfort and control can be maintained.”

Featuring handmade paper animations and a variety of light sequences similar to those used in the Luyas’ live shows, it’s only appropriate the objects in the film are being turned by a record player. The video is a part of a growing artistic collaboration, deemed Schtuff, between the director, Ruby Kato Atwood and Luyas member, Jessie Stein. Enjoy!

Listen: White Hinterland Featured on Alan Wilkis Single

Producer Alan Wilkis is known for his work behind the scenes, particularly remixing the of songs of indie-poppers and rockers. In his latest project, Wilkis combines art, music, and video for the creation of “Prints,” a series of singles formed out of collaboration in the studio and through the interwebs.

Our girl Casey Dienel, of White Hinterland, lends what seems to be an effortless talent to the newest song, “Shadow”. The track starts as a tempting jam, laying down a beat and groove that’s pretty irresistible. What follows is an intertwining of Dienel’s sweet, but ultimately haunting vocals and Lyrics Born’s straightforward rhymes. The two grow off each other, playing a “shadow game.” Go ahead and give it a listen below. You know you want to.

Alan Wilkis – Shadow (feat. Lyrics Born and White Hinterland) by Alan Wilkis

Nurses Tour with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Nurses are moving full speed ahead and luckily for us, with no stopping point in sight. Just as they are wrapping up a Southeast tour with the Mountain Goats, comes the awesome opportunity to tour with fellow hometown band, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Beginning in the second half of February, Nurses will play eleven shows throughout the other half of the country. Thus far, Nurses’ shows have received some stellar reviews. In response to their Kilby Court performance, Slug Magazine writes,“There was not a single pocket of silence to be found in the background of any of the songs during the gig and it left me enthralled, to say the least. The band finished up with “Technicolor,” the biggest hit off of their previous album and left even a few people dancing arythmically long after it was over.” See for yourself! Check out the full list of dates HERE.

Watch: Short Film Based on Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band’s “Where the Messengers Meet”

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band “Gone Again” from Tristan Seniuk on Vimeo.

Directed by Tristan Seniuk, “Gone Again” is a short film based on Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band’s sophomore album, “Where the Messengers Meet.” It is a stunningly beautiful work shot on the Olympic Peninsula during a three day stay. You can hear MSHVB’s “Gone Again” and “Cadence” featured in the film. After an extended break from touring, MSHVB comes back to the spotlight with their first live show on April 5 at Neumos. You can purchase tickets HERE.

John Vanderslice Featured Subject of Noisepop Art Event, Set to Play Festival February 23

Interested in seeing some awesome photos of John Vanderslice in person? You’ll have to head to San Francisco, but here’s your chance. Photographer Peter Ellenby brings us DC/JV, an extensive collection of Death Cab for Cutie and Vanderslice portaits taken during the last fifteen years. Presented as a historical documentation of two varied, but undoubtedly successful musical careers, “DC/JV presents its subjects’ stories intimately, through the eyes of a photographer who has been there since the beginning.” A Noisepop Art Event brought to you by San Franpsycho, DC/JV’s opening reception takes place on February 2, followed by a festival reception on February 23.

As the official photographer for Noise Pop Festival, Peter Ellenby will also showcase his festival photos in celebration of it’s twentieth anniversary. Vanderslice, who as Ellenby describes him, “is like the glue that holds SF’s music scene together, will perform in Noise Pop Festival on February 23 at Bottom of the Hill. In the meantime, preview DC/JV HERE.