Young Magic just shared the music video for their newest single, “Lucien,” via The Fader. The track is taken from their forthcoming album Still Life, out May 13th. The video was directed by Johann Rashid and Young Magic
Melati Malay on the video: “I started making ‘Lucien’ in small shack by the water. I spent half a month gathering field recordings, collecting stories and writing music. There is a day called Nyepi or ‘Day of Silence’ where no one leaves the house because it’s believed bad spirits fly over the island. They burn effigies of their monsters (Ogoh Ogoh) and then everyone hides indoors for 24 hours. It’s incredible, the streets are completely empty. I’m not sure if these ghosts still follow me in New York, but making ‘Lucien’ was my way to make an effigy of my own Ogoh Ogoh, and then burn it to the ground.”
You can now pre-order your copy of Still Life on the Carpark shop or iTunes + + catch the duo on tour this May with Yeasayer. Tickets on sale now.
May 12th – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
May 13th – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
May 14th – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
May 16th – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
May 17th – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
May 19th – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
May 21st – Nashville, TN @ Exit In
May 22nd – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
May 23rd – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
May 24th – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 28th – Vancouver, BC @ Imperial
May 29th – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
May 31st – San Francisco, CA @The Fillmore
June 1st – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
June 2nd – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
June 3rd – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
