Following on from the release of their new EP ‘4YRLV’, Australian rock mainstays Gyroscope have today revealed the accompanying video clip for the title track – shot and directed by the band themselves and Chaddy Woo, with production design by Chloe Campbell.

The DIY clip was shot at Gyroscope’s own The Skullery – a recording studio and creative working space located in Perth suburb Malaga. Using puppets and a set borrowed from the local primary school, they created characters to loosely represent the lyrics wrote by lead singer Dan Sanders. The concept surrounds subjects such as anti-consumerism, caring for ‘Mother Earth’ and what he explains as the “next distraction” probably being aliens via Trump.

Sanders talks about the process and inspiration:

“We had a drink and smoke, chucked some tunes on and we all started cutting out, painting, sticking, fucking with the lights to see what looked cool. Then we chucked black socks on our hands, hit playback a few times, tried some stuff and most of it worked which was a bonus. Brad nailed the characters movements, Zok was working the lights and I tried my best behind the lens. However, if it wasn’t for Chloe’s art skills as a talented drawer, we would have been pretty screwed really”.

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4YRLV TOUR

THU 24 OCT | LION ARTS, ADELAIDE SA
Tickets on-sale here
FRI 25 OCT | PELLY BAR, FRANKSTON VIC
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SAT 26 OCT | MAX WATTS, MELBOURNE VIC
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SUN 27 OCT | SCENE & HEARD FESTIVAL, CAIRNS QLD
with Wolfmother, You Am I and Jebediah
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THU 31 OCT | CROWBAR, SYDNEY NSW
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FRI 1 NOV | UC HUB, CANBERRA ACT
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SAT 2 NOV | SCENE & HEARD FESTIVAL, BRISBANE QLD
with The Dandy Warhols, British India, You Am I and Jebediah
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FRI 8 NOV | JACK RABBIT SLIMS, PERTH WA
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