Photo credit: Halfdan Venlov
Iceage have released a new video for ‘Painkiller’, one of the standout tracks from their critically acclaimed fourth album Beyondless.
Hallucinogenic epiphanies filmed between Tijuana, San Diego and LA interspersed with 70’s pulp animation? ? Visual cues from Wild At Heart, Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas, and the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage? ? VHS footage featuring a cameo from Sky Ferreira shot in the garage of Instagram celebrity and Fiona Apple collaborator, Lili Hayes? ?
Directed by Mortis Studio with additional animation from Josh Freydkis and featuring lead actors Linda Abud & Sebastian Alvarez, the video for ‘Painkiller’ truly has it all, and is a potent chaser to the visceral and intoxicating potion of the audio.
Praise for Beyondless:
“… their most intriguing and fully rounded album to date” – The Observer ****
“… Beyondless doesn’t so much open the shutters wider as tear them off the wall” – Q ****
“May turn out to be their masterpiece” – i-D
“An anthemic 10 track collection” – Crack 9/10
“Once precocious Danish punk sensations hit their stride” – Uncut (8/10)
“Beyondless is a giant album, its sonic scope looming tall above the band’s previous releases” – Noisey
“… their finest work to date” – The Quietus
‘Painkiller’ music video credits:
ICEAGE
