Today Indie punk band Mannequin Pussy share a new video for the song “Cream,” a track off the band’s full-length Patience out June 21 on Epitaph. Marisa Dabice (guitars and vocals) explains, “for the music video we wanted to create a creepy, monochromatic and colorful world. The director, Hanna Hamilton tapped into the lyrics of the song and created a story around them. Being followed by and possessed by an entity that controls the people around it. It feels like a classic 70s horror movie that I wish existed in real life.”

According to director Hanna Hamilton, “‘Cream’ was inspired by the idea of working with Marisa and her sister. I wanted them to play each others’ doppelgänger in traditional horror tropes. This idea guided the design of the sets: 3 movable rooms each made to support a specific practical effect. I love the juxtaposition of horror with bright colors so we wanted the video to have a vibrant 70s look. In addition to the stylized wardrobe and set dressing we also used a vintage Cooke zoom super 16 lens and formatted the video to 4:3 to enhance this feel. Aside from that, the demons pretty much did the rest!”

TOUR DATES
8/17                  The Camel                             Richmond, VA*
8/18                  Masquerade                           Atlanta, GA*
8/19                  The Mothlight                          Asheville, NC*
8/21                  The End                                  Nashville, TN*
8/22                  Gasa Gasa                              New Orleans, LA*
8/23                  Warehouse live                       Houston, TX*
8/24                  Mohawk                                     Austin, TX*
8/25                  Three Links                                Dallas, TX*
8/27                  Rebel Lounge                            Phoenix, AZ*
8/28                  The Echo                                    Los Angeles, CA*
8/30                  Constellation Room                Santa Ana, CA*
8/31                  Bottom of the Hill                    San Francisco, CA*
9/2                    Lola’s Room                               Portland, OR^
9/3                    Vera Project                              Seattle, WA^
9/4                    Neurolux                                    Boise, ID^
9/6                    Kilby Court                                 Salt Lake City, UT^
9/7                    Larimer Lounge                         Denver, CO^
9/9                    Slowdown                                 Omaha, NE^
9/10                  7th Street Entry                       Minneapolis, MN^
9/11                  Schubas                                      Chicago, IL^
9/12                  Pike Room                                 Pontiac, MI^
9/13                  Mahall’s                                      Lakewood, OH^
9/14                  The Baby G                                Toronto, ON%
9/15                  Great Scott                                Boston, MA^
9/17                  DC9                                             Washington, DC^
9/18                  Rough Trade                              Brooklyn, NY^
9/19                  PhilaMOCA                                Philadelphia, PA^

* w/ Empath & T-Rextasy
^ w/ Destroy Boys & Ellis
% w/ Destroy Boys