Dan is an amazing producer and had so many cool ideas, he really knew how to get all the tones we wanted and I think that helped shape the sound of the record a lot. So we flew out to Nashville and then made plans to record. In February 2020 we got a call saying Dan Auerbach listened to our music and wanted to meet us. When did you first get connected to Dan Auerbach? How’d he help shape the sound of Nightmare Daydream ? The slaughterhouse was very creepy-you could feel that some heavy shit had gone down there. We actually ended up shooting the music video in an abandoned slaughterhouse and it was perfect for the vibes we were wanting to capture. We worked with some friends of ours, Helena Gruensteidl and Laurie Polisky who directed it.
We wanted to really capture the heaviness of the song. How’d the accompanying music video come together? Having a little devil that sits on your shoulder, whispering in your ear. “Father of Lies” is about battling the voices in your head. What prompted you to write “Father of Lies”? What’s the song about? Nightmare Daydream is out October 8 via Easy Eye Sound. Read the brief interview and watch “Father of Lies” below.
ĭemitro spoke to us about the band’s new video, working with Dan Auerbach, and their new tour, which kicked off last night in Detroit. “Father of Lies” and “Brightest Light” come after “Motel 27” and “Charmer and the Snake,” all of which appear on Nightmare Daydream. This satanic-ritual-chic look is a major shift from their previous video for “Brightest Light,” a comparatively sunny affair. It’s just as intense and dramatic as the song itself, with plenty of spooky candle circles and shadows and crosses. The accompanying video, directed by Laurie Polisky and shot by Helena Gruensteidl, taps into that inner-demon-struggle theme. “‘Father of Lies’ is about battling the voices in your head,” explains Demitro. Still, this isn’t despairing music-it’s actually inner-demon-struggle music. “I have the devil whispering in my ear / Telling me all the things he knows I want to hear,” Demitro sings in the chorus before pleading “just give me a peace of mind” over and over again. It’s the longest-and one of the heaviest-tracks on the record, pairing singer/guitarist Demi Demitro’s snarled cries with heady guitar work, menacing bass lines (care of Jonny Fig), and simmering drums (Baby Pottersmith) that boil over in the song’s climax. “Father of Lies” is the fourth glimpse of the Denver rock band’s Dan Auerbach–produced album Nightmare Daydream, out October 8 via Easy Eye Sound. The Velveteers ’ darkest songs sound like they could soundtrack a gnarly visit to an abandoned slaughterhouse-and now one of them actually does soundtrack a gnarly visit to an abandoned slaughterhouse.
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