Today the Seattle by way of Juneau band SHIVERTWINS premiere their new single and video for “Rearrange.”
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm_poJ30IaU
The music video for SHIVERTWINS’ new single “Rearrange” starts unassumingly, with guitarist and lead singer Eric Mountcastle looking into the camera before placing an LP labeled “Rearrange” onto a record player. Though the opening chords, bright guitars and hand claps seem to promise upbeat power pop chorus, Mountcastle’s droning, Ian Curtis-inspired vocals reveal they aren’t the same boys singing tongue-in-cheek Black Lips covers.
Mountcastle’s lyrics describe the journey the band has taken since 2014, moving away from Juneau to making things work as musicians in a real city, “I ain’t got my parents’ money but I got my own change. And I think it’s time for me to rearrange.” But the single is more than a clever hook, it’s symbolic of their second year as a band. Last fall the SHIVERTWINS experienced lineup change, welcoming drummer and longtime collaborator Cole Paramore to the band. In January, they released an 8-track EP called 19 AGAIN.
The single was recorded between Paramore’s Bellevue practice space and the band members’ North Seattle apartment where guitarist Lance Fohrenkam recorded, mixed and mastered the songs, while bassist James Rosales and Paramore were touring in New York.
Filming took place in the same apartment, with band members seated in a circle in their practice space, appearing to pass the camera to each other. Recorded in a single take, the video is marked by memorable vignettes of each band member in front of the camera, some awkwardly self-aware, but very telling of their personalities.
At about three minutes in, a switch flips and things get manic. The video’s catastrophic end was suggested by their roommate and Juneau buddy Kurt Wade, who has a cameo at the 2:43 minute mark.
The release arrives just before their yearly pilgrimage to the Southeast Alaska State Fair where they’ll take the main stage Friday, July 29th at 2 p.m.
