Canadian quintet Foxwarren—comprised of Andy Shauf, Avery Kissick, Darryl Kissick, Dallas Bryson, and Colin Nealis dropped the music video for Deadhead.
The track marks the third single from their long-awaited sophomore album, 2, which is set for release this Friday via Arts & Crafts in Canada and ANTI- Records internationally.
“Deadhead” finds Foxwarren leaning into a heavier, more guitar-driven sound than previous releases. With its jagged riffs and propulsive rhythm section, the track adds a rawer edge to the band’s typically restrained and melodic indie rock.
It’s a confident, no-frills rocker that still carries the subtle complexities and emotional pull fans have come to expect from the group.
About the track by Foxwarren:
“Deadhead” sees Foxwarren on a quest for levity.
The song seamlessly moves from an MF Doom-like pitch-shifted sample to a line-dance guitar lick to honeyed country-rock harmonies of the titular band all in three minutes.
There are darting flutes, mangled electronics, and meticulous snippets of rhythm, all expertly placed to illustrate the song’s emotional tumult.
‘I won’t stop dancing,’ as Shauf sings, is exactly the feeling the song evokes.
The song’s eccentric video was directed by Joe Cappa, who explains: “I bought a bunch of wigs and medieval costumes and sort of came up with the premise of the video as I was dressing the puppets.
When I put the blonde wig and mustache on the main character it really spoke to me.
Those legs on the flute playing baby are my 10 month old son’s.”
“To all the deadheads, we say ‘don’t stop dancing.’”
Deadhead gets: 📷📷📷📷📷📷📷/10.
Foxwarren – Deadhead [Music Video]
