Credit: Nick Mckk
Words: Ellie Ward
Shot and directed by Nicholas Griffith, Cecil Coleman, and band members Annabel Blackman, Georgia Wilkinson-Derums and Sophie McComish, Australian four-piece Body Type announce their new EP with its lead single 'Stingray' and accompanying video.
The clip was filmed at Sydney Aquarium, with a stingray called Freckle - who gave birth despite not having contact with a male in nine years - as the star.
"I saw parallels between her story and the theme of the song itself - Freckle is an inspiration for everyone in dead end relationships - so Nick and I decided she should be the star of this video," reveals vocalist Sophie. "It was great to be able to work on a location that gave so many different opportunities to capture unique shots. Every room had its own characteristic from glowing sci fi jellyfish tubes to warped and watery walls."
'EP2' arrives on May 3 via Partisan - just in time for their UK shows at The Great Escape - and follows last year's
self-titled debut.
“Georgia (bass, vocals) has a deck of animal tarot cards - I was doing a reading for my lover and pulled out the Stingray," adds Sophie. "Despite having no backbone (all cartilage, like a shark), the stingray is a powerful creature that can blend into its surroundings but delivers a nasty attack when provoked. This is a song about observing my friends being stuck in relationship ruts and trying to shake them out of it, reminding them of their power to sting and swim away gracefully."
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