Birthmark’s (Nate Kinsella) new LP, Birth of Omni, is out today via Polyvinyl Record Co. Along with the release of the first new Birthmark LP in 8 years, Kinsella shares the beguiling new music video for “Boyfriend”, in which he and his wife celebrate their love with an endearing and joyful dance together in nothing more than two pairs of roller skates. “I wrote this song for my wife, Jamie, to enjoy,” shares Kinsella. “She has a deep, unironic love of 90’s R&B. But unlike any R&B song from that era, this one sexualizes and celebrates male domesticity. Weird flex.” Birthmark is the ongoing creative endeavor of Nate Kinsella, the accomplished multi-instrumentalist who over the years has also leant his considerable talent to a constellation of beloved indie groups (American Football, Joan of Arc, LIES, and Make Believe). 

“I got into roller skating a couple years ago and I’ve been into the whole social nudity thing for quite a while now… They share a couple things–the potential to feel embarrassed and the potential to feel liberated. Combining roller skating and nudity really maximizes vulnerability. I wanted the video to show liberation through vulnerability. It’s really a tribute to Jamie and her openness in accepting who I am. That is the quality in her that glues my life together.”