Credit: Rich Gilligan
Words: Ellie Ward
After returning in June with 'A Trick Of The Light', Villagers now unveil new single 'Fool', taken from the fourth album 'The Art Of Pretending To Swim', out on September 21 via Domino.
'Fool' is a romantic battle-cry from the centre of a technological dystopia. The video, directed by Bob Gallagher takes the lyrics as a starting point for the narrative: "So here is my bleeding heart... Will you take the pain away?"
"The video is a surreal take on a marriage proposal, which is the ultimate gambit in love," says Gallagher. "The scenario pushes how much Conor's [O'Brien] character is willing to overlook his partner's shortcomings, and convince himself that everything is fine. You could call it foolishness but you could also consider it a kind of optimism, striving to see the best in a situation."
Watch the video for 'Fool' below.
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