Tobacco has announced the premiere of a new video for the song “Grape Aerosmith,” featuring guest musician Beck. Director/Editor Allen Cordell says, “When I was given the opportunity to direct the video for ‘Grape Aerosmith’, I really wanted to make something that worked perfectly with the song, but at the same time was something you wouldn’t normally expect right off the bat. I tried to establish this frustrated guy at work and present it in a playful, docu-drama aesthetic, something akin to The Office. That way, by the time he’s in the woods going insane there’s a pay-off because you don’t see it coming. It makes you wonder about the guy you just met moments before. And by the end, after being confronted by the psychedelic spirits, our protagonist is cleansed, enlightened by the surreal experience. One of the inspirations for this video, aside from the music, was the Japanese horror film Tetsuo the Iron Man, particularly the scenes in the subway when he starts to lose it.”

Tobacco – Grape Aerosmith (feat. Beck) Official Video from Allen Cordell on Vimeo.

Tobacco is also gearing up for a fall tour this September and October. Tobacco’s tour dates are the following:

9/9 – Washington, DC @ DC9 w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend
9/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend
9/11 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend
9/16 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend
9/17 – South, VT @ Higher Ground w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend
9/18 – Boston, MA @ Middle East w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend
9/23 – Toledo, OH @ Mickey Finn’s w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend
9/ 24 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend
9/25 – Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend
9/29 – Greensboro, NC @ Artisika on UNCG Campus w/ Dreamend
9/30 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 w/ Dreamend
10/1 – Knoxville, TN @ Square Room w/ Dreamend
10/2 – Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street w/ Dreamend