Earthquake Lights – Moonlight

Check out the visuals for the brand new single ‘Moonlight‘ by Earthquake Lights

Everyone has skilled an incredible piece of music accompanied by a poor video, or conversely an underwhelming track elevated by an impressed visible. But when an equally imaginative filmmaker and a bunch of songwriters mix their crafts and inventive visions, the result’s pure concord. That’s what we’ve received for you at this time: a collaboration between just a few of the one real rock songsmiths left in New York City and a younger director whose work has already been acknowledged by Werner Herzog. The band is Earthquake Lights. The filmmaker is Minu Park, a prolific Korean-American artist. They’ve introduced their abilities collectively for the primary time and the result’s “Moonlight,” a haunting clip for an eerie, unforgettable track.

“Moonlight” is an ideal illustration of the enchanting music that Earthquake Lights generates. This observe is delicate, hypnotic, and so interesting that it calls for a second hear. The track is constructed on an intriguing chord development – one which teases decision however by no means fairly reaches it. It’s that harmonic underpinning that enables the track to radiate such a way of instability and thriller. Lead singer Myles Rodenhouse’s clear, pure voice guides the listener by means of the observe, whereas the remainder of the band imparts ambiance, coloration, and drive.

To seize a really basic sound, all of the strings on Moonlight, in addition to the upcoming Distress Signals album, had been recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The relaxation was minimize in Brooklyn at Rodenhouse’s personal Douglass Recording, a recording studio that has booked artists like Cage The Elephant, Bombay Bicycle Club, rapper Talib Kweli, and is quickly gaining a fame as among the finest sounding rooms in Brooklyn.

Like the members of Earthquake Lights, Minu Park is a New York City artist with a particular aesthetic rooted in a basic type. He’s a author and cinematographer in addition to a director and has made documentaries, brief films, and clips devoted to trend in addition to music movies. “Escape,” his acclaimed brief, was an official choice on the Roosendaal Film Festival in 2017, and he’s utilized the identical delicate contact to his clip for “Moonlight.” In the video, he tells the story of two sisters who wander away into the forest. One is mysteriously lured away – and the opposite is left helpless in pursuit.