Words: Ellie Ward
Dublin's Girl Band have returned with their first new material in almost four years, unveiling bold new single 'Shoulderblades' today.
From oscillating, shrill guitars, lead singer Dara Kiely emits screams that add to the stark atmosphere of the industrial noise of the six-minute track, which is the first cut from the group's second albim, 'The Talkies', out September 27 via Rough Trade Records.
The visual, directed by Bob Gallagher, features dancer Oona Doherty interpreting through body movements the serrated sharpness of the song.
"I think it’s a real testament to the creative spirit of the band that they encouraged me to go outside my comfort zone and attempt to make something with no props or set dressing or conventional narrative, and to try and articulate an idea with dance and movement," says Gallagher.
"In Oona we found an incredible co-conspirator, I couldn’t imagine any other dancer being able to bring that combination of beauty and violence to the video. The idea grew out of Dara’s reference to the character of Ed Mordake, a man with two faces, so duality was a major theme. It was interesting for me to see how well dance allows an idea to live in the abstract so it can remain very open. It can mean what it means to the band, and also what it means to Oona and to myself. Hopefully that translates in a way that people watching it can find something in it to relate to, strange as it may be."
The band have also announced a run of live dates in US, EU and UK, including November 22 at Vicar Street in Dublin. Tickets on sale from 9am tomorrow (June 7).
US dates
OCTOBER
02 Chicago - Beat Kitchen
04 Allston, MA - Great Scott
05 Philly, PA - Boot and Saddle
06 Washington, DC - Songbyrd, DC
08 Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere
UK/ EU dates
NOVEMBER
02 Manchester - Academy 2
05 London - Electric Ballroom
07 Brussels - Botanique
10 Utrecht - Le Guess Who
12 Berlin - Lido
14 La Maroquinerie - Paris
22 Vicar Street - Dublin
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