Setting the tone with a bold guitar strum, Ellery Twining, who is also known as artist Rich Freitas, opens his song WEATHERALL with the lyrics, “I thought I had an obligation, so we sent out the invitation, to pass on knowledge, surviving decades, the next generation…”
WEATHERALL expands with intricate guitar riffs and textured drums to deliver an enigmatic and thought provoking opus with an alternative folk meets soft rock hybrid energy.
The track is taken from Ellery Twining‘s album REVENGE, which is available on Bandcamp at present, and also comes with a Michelle Gemma directed visual! Speaking on the meaning of the release which is all about “a party that unintentionally ruffled a few feathers”, Ellery Twining confesses, “The song and video are tribute to British producer/DJ Andrew Weatherall, who passed as I was writing the songs for REVENGE.”
The music video is a cinematic, primarily film-noir piece with pops of colour and exemplifies “a deep dive into intergenerational relationships”. The visual is edited by James Canty, whose video credits include Spiritualized’s Out of Sight and Catfish and the Bottlemen’s iconic video for Hourglass featuring Ewan McGregor.
We appreciate the lyricism and poetic nuance of WEATHERALL, some highlights include, “We built a disco in the attic, we played your records…”, and the profound yet eerie “I didn’t realize it was a haunted dancehall…”
WEATHERALL is taken from the album REVENGE, which we have also been streaming via Bandcamp! You can stay tuned for more releases and updates from Ellery Twining via Instagram.