Fucked Up’s first proper music video from their forthcoming double album, Dose Your Dreams (out October 5 worldwide). Like the song, “Normal People” is a series of vignettes that attempt to make sense of daily life: bathtubs, balloons, subways, sure, but also spandex, clowns, and a conversation between our hero David Eliade (a.k.a. Damian Abraham) and Joyce Tops that invites David even further down the rabbit hole.
Dose Your Dreams continues the Fucked Up tradition of storytelling that rewards the tenacious listener with each spin. David—who once came to life—is now indentured to a desk job. David meets the elderly Joyce Tops who closes his eyes, opens his mind, and sends him on a spiritual journey. David embarks on his own metaphysical odyssey which includes adventures such as a stage adaptation of his own life and an angel in a lightbulb. He sees an infinite series of universes as simulations within simulations. Meanwhile, Lloyd—Joyce’s lover—was sent, decades ago, by Joyce on the same odyssey, but was lost in the void. Lloyd seeks to be found and reunited with his lover. Where will David end up? Will Joyce and Lloyd be reunited? Dose Your Dreams to find out. The group shares the video along with January European tour dates listed below.
Fucked Up on tour:
Sep 14 Victoria, BC – Rifflandia Festival
Oct 19 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
Nov 02 Quebec, QC – L’Anti
Nov 03 Ottawa, ON – The 27 Club
Nov 04 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa
Nov 05 Burlington, VT – ArtsRiot
Nov 06 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Nov 08 Brooklyn, NY – Market Hotel
Nov 09 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
Nov 10 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
Nov 11 Raleigh, NC – Kings
Nov 12 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory Stage)
Nov 13 Nashville, TN – The High Watt
Dec 04 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
Dec 05 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
Dec 06 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
Dec 07 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
Dec 08 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
Dec 10 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Dec 11 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Dec 12 Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
Jan 19 Dublin, IE – Grand Social
Jan 20 Manchester, UK – Ruby Lounge
Jan 21 Newcastle, UK – Think Tank
Jan 22 Glasgow, UK – King Tuts
Jan 23 Leeds, UK – Belgrave
Jan 24 Brighton, UK – Patterns
Jan 25 London, UK – The Garage
Jan 26 Antwerp, BE – Zappa
Jan 27 Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg
Jan 28 Cologne, DE – MTC
Jan 29 Berlin, DE – Cassiopeia
Jan 30 Hamburg, DE – Molotow
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