
Young Fathers
If you’ve yet to really dive into the bottomless depths of rap trio Young Fathers’ swelling discography, the group’s latest music video accompaniment to their song “Holy Ghost” is the mind-boggling, curiosity-budding piece you’ve been waiting for. Directed by renowned creator Oscar Hudson (Radiohead’s “Lift,” Bonobo’s “No Reason”), the video was filmed in one continuous shot using a rare, high-powered military thermal camera, giving its view of the Scottish landscape in which it was shot and the characters within it a starkly haunting visualization. As the thermal camera jumps and shifts from shot to shot, combining all the ferocity of the group’s verses with the morbid (but gorgeous) scenes that playout throughout. From lifeless bodies being dragged about the shrubbery to mesmerizing close-ups of the group’s ghostly silhouettes dancing against their white-hot backdrop, the film is a stunning complement to the song’s exuberantly harsh exclamations.
“I didn’t want to use the camera for it’s haunting aesthetic alone, nor do a video medley of experiments with hot & cold stuff. Both those aspects are great but I was mostly interested in the camera’s range and functionality as a piece of surveillance gear,” Hudson said of the film. “So we worked to make that aspect a core part of the language and narrative of the film – so the camera itself becomes a character as does it’s operator and we fully embraced it’s electronic movements and wobbles throughout.”
Watch the new video for “Holy Ghost” below!
Young Fathers will be heading on tour this summer and fall, with a Los Angeles date at the Fonda Theatre on November 11. Visit the group’s website and Facebook to stay updated on future tour announcements and releases.
Young Fathers 2018 Tour Dates
06/30 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival 2018
07/02 Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival
07/05 Liège, Belgium – Les Ardentes Festival
07/12 Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival 2018
07/14 Bilbao, Spain – BBK 2018
11/09 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
11/10 San Francisco, CA – The Independent (SOLD OUT)
11/11 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
11/14 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
11/16 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
11/17 Vancouver, BC – Venue
11/19 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
11/20 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere (SOLD OUT)
11/21 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere
11/30 Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
12/01 Leeds, UK – Stylus
12/02 Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
12/04 Newcastle, UK – Boiler Shop
12/05 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
12/11 London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton