Young Widows recently announced Power Sucker, their first album in over a decade, with the declarative first single “Call Bullshit”. Today the band reveals the video for “The Darkest Side”, filmed by Amber Thieneman and edited by Nick Thieneman. What starts as typical live performance video unfolds into an insidiously uncanny recording. Shot in 1.5X speed then slowed down to sync with the music, “The Darkest Side” makes for a blistering but uneasy listening and viewing. Enjoy! 

Evan Patterson:

“I’ve done a massive amount of self-work the past half of a decade to internally discern my mind from a constant spiraling vortex of delusional sadness and frustration. The concept that I did not have to feel this way and that I could choose to control my emotions just hit me all the sudden. While it was still a long process of mental training to reach a place of control and clarity; the day I decided that only I could choose to get rid of the darkest side of my heart was a beautiful and powerful day.”

NIck Thieneman:

“We shot the video at our longtime practice space in Louisville KY. The idea was to play the song at a much faster speed, then slow the video down to match the recording. It was somewhat of a challenge but the outcome was well worth it. There’s a weird kind of tug of war between video and song that at times looks like we’re in low gravity.”

 Apr 5 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar %
Apr 6 – Birmingham, AL @ Woodlawn Theater % 
Apr 7 – New Orleans, LA @ No Dice %
Apr 8 – Houston, TX @ White Oak/Upstairs %
Apr 9 – Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room %
Apr 10 – Dallas, TX @ Cheapsteaks %
Apr 11 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head %
Apr 12 – Kansas City, MO @ Farewell %
Apr 13 – St Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole %
May 30 – Toronto, ON @ Prepare The Ground Festival

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