WL//WH Video of the Day 55CASTLES
55Castles, the Oakland, California-based unpredictable Punk-fueled Neo-Goth duo drops an Official Video for the latest single “Façade,” a deep visceral dive into the painful labor involved in refining the human condition, wrapped in an edgy veneer.
Evocative, alternate dimensional vocals shift between ominous baritone and manic spoken words amid layers of high-pitched backup howls to express the “feelings that pave the road to internment.” Instrumentally, the song is fueled with a relentless bouncing dark dance energy, propelled by nervous punchy drum beats and chugging undulating bass lines, whilst atmospheric weaves of eerie icy keyboard flits and ominous piercing wobblings, bring both hypnotic and disruptive off-kilter vibes. At the end, a female voice speaks about a frenzy of demons who are trying to get her to surrender by reading her mind, giving insight into the symbolic visuals.
The visuals filmed by 55Castles and Pia Schneider in 2024, sets the main stage as a graveyard where the duo perform “Façade” wearing black preacher outfits while fighting invisible ghosts with a noose. Imaginative editing includes strategic flow changes, translucent overlays, and computer graphics to create a fragmented, out-of-control feeling wrought by struggle and conflict. Dramatic side stories suggest that thoughts of self-annihilation lie at the heart of the matter.
Check out 55CASTLES’ last August 6-track Cassette Self-Titled E.P. via Transylvanian Recordings.
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