Amyl and the Sniffers have launched the video for his or her new music “Huge Desires,” the newest single from Cartoon Darkness — the Australian band’s first LP in three years arriving October twenty fifth.
The monitor sees the Sniffers slowing issues down, because the music opens with haunting guitar arpeggios and ahead, unaffected vocals from singer Amy Taylor. The band progressively information the three-minute ballad to a rousing crescendo, making a triumphant aura that melds with Taylor’s lyrics — a critical message that veers from the group’s trademark sardonic humor.
“I’m scripting this earlier than ‘Huge Desires’ comes out, and I’m truly a bit nervous that it’s a single, as a result of it’s so completely different from lots of people’s expectations of us,” Taylor commented within the press launch for the monitor. “This music was written as a result of lots of people in my life are struggling financially, and it’s actually arduous to make your desires come true if you’re attempting to get by day-to-day. However after I consider my mates doing what they love, and I see how good they’re at it, I simply know they’ve by no means been uninteresting, they’ve all the time been lit, and there’s nothing that may break that or take it away from them.”
This stark actuality is mirrored by the accompanying video — a steady take of the band driving by means of the desert on bikes.
“The video we shot within the desert, it was the primary clip we shot for this album, and it was enjoyable as hell,” Taylor stated of the John Angus Stewart-directed video.
Cartoon Darkness was recorded with producer Nick Launay at Foo Fighters’ 606 Studios in Los Angeles in early 2024. You may revisit the earlier singles from the album, “U Ought to Not Be Doing That” and “Chewing Gum,” through our current Heavy Track of the Week rundowns.
Pre-order Cartoon Darkness through the band’s official retailer, and take a look at the video for “Huge Desires” beneath.