Video of the Day PROJECT DIEM
Formed in 2017, Project Diem, the dreamy Indie Rock outfit from Brooklyn, NY, made of Dominic Dellaquila (Guitars/Synths), Meghan Seeberg (Vocals/Lyrics), Leah Kolchinsky (Vocals), Luke Gefell (Drums), and Aaron Sankin (Bass), teases the release of the band’s upcoming sophomore album, the first recorded as a five piece, due out on August 22, 2025, with an Official Music Video by Emily Christian & Anders Kapur for the lead single and title track “Dead Pop.”
The electrifying, dreamy power-pop of “Dead Pop” explores how it feels when a relationship keeps going dark, eliciting a gush of turbulent, noisy and hazy moods that rush through a meandering vibrant wall-of-sound of tight punchy drum beats, high-energy thrumming strums, fuzzy, ringing, and abrasively piercing guitar tones, and radiating keyboard glows, to swirl around angsty open-hearted harmonies, and a soaring dramatic emotional support, trying to look at things from a different perspective.
artwork: @noisyneighbordesign
The retro fright-filled visuals by Emily Christian and Anders Kapur star Ryder Houston and Lizzy Kircher as a young romantic couple, who are followed by the fabled detectives Holmes and Watson, played by Meghan Seeberg and Dominic Dellquila themselves. The question Vampires: Myth or Reality is on a Coney Island newspaper clipping tacked to a wall with red strings that connect the dots between other crime scenes. After following clues around a seaside amusement park, the sleuths solve the crime and drive a stake through the heart of the vampire. But the excitement is not over as, unbeknownst to the heroes, the girl is infected and has become a bloodthirsty creature herself. A real scary, at times gory, and nostalgic retro quality, courtesy of cinematographer Anders Kapur and costumist Sofia Kapur, makes this clip a must see while it syncs seamlessly with the soundtrack.
Project Diem celebrate their “Dead Pop” album release at Brooklyn‘s The Broadway with support from Lily Jean, Moon Sand Land + Endearments on August 28th. Tickets are available at this link.
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