Finally, the UK are getting some Polaris, live and in action!
The band have announced the details of their upcoming UK tour which will be the first time playing in the UK since the release of their full length record, ‘The Death Of Me’ in 2020.
Stepson, Gravemind and Alphawolf will all be playing as their support.
Polaris have dropped a wonderful stunning new music video for their track, ‘Vagabond’.
Vocalist/bassist Jake Steinhauser had this to say about what the inspiration behind the clip was:
“This video has been a long time in the making, and is probably the most ambitious visual project we’ve ever worked on. When we first considered doing a video for Vagabond we knew that the vibrant sunny attitude of the song’s chorus was something we wanted to reflect in the visuals – something a lot brighter than what we’d normally go for. The name of the song and the sound of the intro guitar motif had always inspired desert imagery for us so we began the concept focusing more on the visual ideas we wanted to accomplish, with the narrative then forming naturally around those images and elements of the song’s lyrics.
“With the initial idea for the video having been conceived in early 2020 there was also a desire to show off the beautiful Australian landscape we’re lucky enough to call our backyard – a landscape that had recently been ravaged by a very long and intense bushfire season. Over the months that followed, a series of lockdowns, interstate travel restrictions, and wild weather conditions all created complications for us. But between us and our friends Kez Ellis-Jones and Chris Elder, who worked on the video with us, we adapted and kept pushing ahead because we were all determined to see it brought to life. We had a lot of fun getting heavily into the concept with the outfits we put together to create our own little post-apocalyptic cinematic world.”
Drummer Daniel Furnari adds this, describing the filming of the video’s conclusion:
“Getting to film that big “desert-rave” scene that closes out the video was so special. Something that we felt had been missing from ours and so many peoples’ lives over the last year was the ability to get together with a large group of people and just celebrate life through music and dancing and self-expression. That search for a sense of community and togetherness not only became the driving force for the characters in the video’s narrative, but also allowed us to do something that temporarily filled that void in real life for a night! And the best thing was that we could see that all the friends who jumped on board to be extras had been really craving that too, and I think that’s why so many of them were willing to get around the idea, put together wild costumes for themselves and and trek into the dunes at night – they had missed it as much as we had, and there was a really exciting energy in the air because of that.
So much planning and crazy logistics went into that scene and there were so many points where we thought we wouldn’t be able to pull it off. When night fell and we were about to start shooting, we finally turned around and saw the location lit up and filled with all these people in these amazing colourful outfits and we couldn’t believe our eyes!”
It should be named the Australian invasion tour by the way things are going.
Northlane are set to invade the UK with their tour in November with their ‘Alien’ world tour but they have some fellow talented individuals in Polaris joining them as the main support on the UK and EU leg.
Void of Vision and Silent Planet are also on the run which will see them play 25 shows this November and December.
Northlane’s upcoming record, ‘Alien’ is set to be released August 2nd via UNFD.
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We Came As Romans have announced they’re coming to the UK for a few shows annnnnd…. they’re bringing Alazka, Polaris and The Plot In You along with them!
It’s time for another round of music videos! That’s ten of the best released in the last week and let’s get right into it with Australian up and comers Polaris with their new track, ‘Lucid’. This is coming off their debut record, ‘The Mortal Coil’ set to drop November 3rd via Sharpton records.
Next up is Californian Heavy Metalers Butcher Babies. They dropped their newest record, ‘Lilith’ the other week and now have released a very sensual video for the track, ‘Headspin’.
Next we’re turning to Pop-Punk newcomers and America’s favourite passtime in a battle of the genders for A Better Hand’s video. Here’s Rounding Up.
We’re going to turn up the creep factor for this video as Travis Barker of Blink 182 has teamed up with BYOS for a drum video which just oozes The Purge.
Now for a newer group which is the metal duo known as Spiritbox. This comes from their self-titled EP, ‘ and this video for The Mara Effect, Pt.3 hows how to use milk in a different way.
Next we go to a band that needs no introdution; Blood Youth. This video comprimises of live footage and shows how hectic their shows can get.
Coming to Scotland, this four piece band shows behind the scenes fun as well as their time on stage. This is their newest single, Bittersweet.
Now this isn’t a live video but the closest thing we’re getting for this amazing Neck Deep track. Sam Carter joined them for Radio 1 Rocks in their performance of Don’t Wait.
Now we’re taking things to Scotland and this video tops off one massive year for VUKOVI. They released a record, played Slam Dunk Festival and are currently supporting PVRIS on thei EU tour. Here’s And He Lost His Mind by Vukovi.
And lastly, we go to the giants that are All Time Low. This sums up how beautiful tracks can be and this is no difference, ladies and gentlemen the final video of this post, Good Times!
And that’s it for another week of posts. Don’t forget to check back next week for another ten of the best music videos in the last week
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