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Canadian songwriter A. Dyjecinski (EH-DEE-YEAH-CHIN-SKI) has unveiled the video to 'Grenades' taken from his album The Valley of Yessiree. You can watch it first on Gigwise below.
Dyjecinski explains the tune:"We are separated from other living organisms by the firm belief that our imagined world is true. In keeping with the concepts of solitude, loneliness, and metamorphosis (all reoccurring themes in the videos as well as the LP) Grenades was written in the backdrop of winter and isolation and begins to introduce paranoia and depression as the guiding force in the narrative catching the moment solitude forms a prison drawing into question preconceptions of freedom, self, and memories as worthy companions. The mind deteriorates in the same way the wealthy become bankrupt, slowly at first, then all at once."
Hearing the fragile vocals coupled with intense soundscapes that somehow mirror the stark landscape of an uninhabited remote place - nature is evidently a powerful influence throughout. In terms of conventional musical references it's similarly emotionally poignant and raw to Nick Cave. His voice is also reminiscent of New Zealand newcomer Marlon Williams. Except the sound effects that float over the top of the core will make him more of an appeal to fans of more experimental music.
The video plays on a theme of domestic loneliness as cameras portray a woman stuck in the house and in empty streets and in a bathtub filled, bizarely, with black water. It's not a happy scene but is an effective visual that heightens the impact of the song.
Director: Sofie Dodgson/Chris Snelson
Producer: Sofie Dodgson
Actor : Victoria Barrow-Williams
Color: Ruth Wardell
Edit : A. Dyjecinski
Here's details of the huge UK tour
Oct 5 : The Continental : UK, Preston
Oct 6 : Birnam Institute : UK Perth
Oct 7 : The Old Firestation : UK, Carlisle
Oct 8 : Old Cinema Launderette : UK, Durham
Oct 9 : The Cluny : UK, Newcastle
Oct 13 : Trades Club : UK, Hebden Bridge
Oct 14 : Music Room : UK, Liverpool
Oct 15 : House Concert : UK, York
Oct 18 : Words & Music Festival : Nantwich
Oct 19 : Sunflower Lounge : UK, Birmingham
Oct 20 : Arlington Arts : UK, Newbury
Oct 21 : Railway : UK, Winchester
Oct 22 : Chapel Arts : UK, Bath
Oct 25 : Rough Trade East : UK, London (tbc, if not roughy east then for sure west)
Oct 26 : The Full Moon : UK, Cardiff
Oct 27 : The Boilerroom : UK, Guildford
Oct 28 : The Prince Albert : Stroud
Oct 29 : The Bullingdon : UK, Oxford
