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July 13 2016
METRONOMY UNVEILS NEW VIDEO FOR ‘NIGHT OWL’ DIRECTED BY QUENTIN DUPIEUX – AKA MR. OIZO
Watch now: http://smarturl.it/METNightOwl
New album ‘Summer 08’ is out now on Because Music
"A rhythm impossible to resist." - The Daily Telegraph
"Downsides? There really aren't any. Mount has done it again." – NME
“Joe Mount is now a proper pop star” – Metro
“From start to finish, a back to basics, pure-pop odyssey.” – DIY
“Effortlessly tuneful conclusions – sometimes ecstatic, usually heartsick, often poignant.” - Crack
As Metronomy’s new album ‘Summer 08’ pushes for a Top 10 chart entry, sonic auteur Joe Mount can now unveil a brand new video for ‘Night Owl’ which was directed by Quentin Dupieux – better known as the similarly unconventional filmmaker and musician Mr. Oizo.
Filmed in the Palm Desert in Palm Springs, Mr. Oizo’s mysterious video follows Mount and his girlfriend (played by cult film director Zoe Cassavetes) on a bizarre road trip. Despite the sun-kissed setting, it’s a journey plagued by the macabre as Mount suffers
a series of brutal murders, while the movements of an unexplained human
brain and an ominous grim reaper track the couple’s adventures. It’s a
video that echoes the surreal imagery and dark humour that made Mr. Oizo’s 2010 feature-length indie film ‘Rubber’ so memorable.
‘Night Owl’ represents the first time that Mr. Oizo has directed a video for another artist since he filmed Sebastien Tellier’s ‘La Ritournelle’ back in 2005. He accepted Mount’s offer to direct the video simply because his loved the track so much.
“I’m not saying I’m a master, but this video is a masterpiece,” says Mr. Oizo.
“Working with Mr. Oizo taught me a lot about humility,” adds Mount.
‘Night Owl’ is the most immediate of the ‘Summer 08’
singles to date. It pulsates with a disco-groove – at once laidback,
then nervously on edge – that captures the ambience of a downbeat soul
lost in London’s nocturnal summer swelter. It’s a track that echoes the sleek, sophisticated pop of Phoenix circa ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’ with the 80s style of OMD and the driving bass that underlines Future Islands.
Joe Mount has recently played special ‘Summer 08’ DJ sets at Field Day and the Dummy x Because Party, both of which featured new tracks, special remixes and edits, and other music which ties in with the album’s core theme. The ‘Summer 08’ DJ set will also hit Bristol’s Simple Things Festival on October 22nd.
Entirely written, played and produced by Mount himself, ‘Summer 08’ finds the multi-instrumentalist reflecting on his experiences around the time that Metronomy first landed a major breakthrough with the ‘Nights Out’
album – the guilt at spending key moments in loved ones' lives in the
back of a tour bus, and the confused mania of finding himself a critical
darling.
Mount’s aim for ‘Summer 08’ was to make a mature, eclectic pop record in the vein of classic works by OutKast, David Bowie and Daft Punk. Recorded in Black Box Studios in France with mixing courtesy of Bob Clearmountain (Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie) and Neal Pogue (OutKast), it’s the most daring and creative Metronomy album for a good reason – they won’t be touring it any time soon.
In addition to ‘Night Owl’, ‘Old Skool’ and ‘Back Together’, other highlights include the warbling festival anthem-in-the-making ‘Miami Logic’, which sounds like ‘Word Up’ as performed by Devo; an early East Coast hip-hop rough ride called ‘16 Beat’ about a love affair between man and drum machine; and a brilliant moment of Bowie worship titled ‘Mick Slow’.
It's the album's duet with Swedish superstar Robyn, ‘Hang Me Out To Dry’, mixed by Erol Alkan, that's the songwriter's favourite though. An early draft of the track was recorded for ‘The English Riviera’
but it has only now realised its full potential. In fact, many of the
tracks have emerged from demos and loops that date back to the late
2000s era. It’s an album that reiterates why influential fans such as Kanye West, Tyler The Creator, Lady Gaga, Daft Punk and Josh Homme have all fallen under Metronomy’s spell.
Widespread critical acclaim for the album has been backed with radio support from Radio 1 (Annie Mac), Beats 1 (Zane Lowe and Julie Adenuga) and 6 Music (Marc Riley).
‘Summer 08’ is out now: http://metronomy.lnk.to/Summer08
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