Today the Montreal-based band Bodywash dropped the music video for Perfect Blue.
The fourth and final single is taken from their upcoming album I Held the Shape While I Could which comes out on April 14, 2023 via Light Organ Records.
A scorching shoegazing synth rock that has this Radiohead vibe track.
About the track from Bodywash:
“‘Perfect Blue’ takes its name and its inspiration from Satoshi Kon’s 1997 animated film.
The themes of internal conflict and losing one’s sense of self really resonated with me when I first watched it during the winter of 2021.
‘Perfect Blue’ (the song) is an exploration of the many facets of my own cultural identity. Being both British and Japanese has often felt like a compromise.
While it might be easy to romanticize this duality, the reality is that it’s impossible to wholly belong to either culture. What has brought me some solace in the past is their shared appreciation for shoegaze and ‘Perfect Blue’ is an ode to this common cultural heritage.
We stacked breathy digital synths (inspired by Masahiro Ikumi’s ominous soundtrack) atop a wave of viscous fuzz guitars, in search of a “perfect blue” – a color the shade of renewal.”
Perfect Blue gets: 📷📷📷📷📷📷📷📷/10.
Bodywash – Perfect Blue [Music Video]
