Ritu Prasad September 1st, 2014 - 6:49 PM
If you like eggs, hippies, or “psych-folk” rock, J Mascis and Fred Armisen have a video for you.
This latest video opens with the title: “In 1974 a religious cult called The Space Children of the Forest mysteriously disappeared. This recently discovered footage sheds some light on their final days.”
Well, it certainly delivers on the weirdness promised. There are hippies in the woods, lounging around on the grass, huddling around a guitar, and clasping eggs in their hands. There’s hand-holding and swaying and smiling and really, a lot of eggs. Seriously, the eggs are the real stars of this video. J Mascis features as the cult leader, who plays his guitar whilst fanned and surrounded by swaying, egg-carrying forest folk.
Fred Armisen makes an appearance as a very skeptical looking man who stumbles upon the frolicking hippies and their eggs. He brings information about new technology (and the cult leader) and- well, watch the video to see what happens.
Musically, “Every Morning” is pretty easy going. It’s folky, soft-rocky, and Rolling Stone sums it up as “psych-folk,” which, given the video, is fitting. The guitar is the real focus of the song; the vocals are mellow, the melody is gentle and repetitive, but the guitar comes through clear and strong.
“Every Morning” is the second track on J Mascis’ latest album, Tied To A Star that came out this month. J Mascis is set to go on tour this fall, and you can find all the tour dates (along with the ridiculous music video) below.
Tour Dates
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Sep 24: Hamden, CT – The Ballroom at The Outer Space*
Sep 25: Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live*
Sep 26: Baltimore, MD – Ottobar*
Sep 27: Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506*
Sep 28: Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle*
Sep 30: Birmingham, AL – Bottletree^
Oct 01: Nashville, TN – Exit / In^
Oct 02: Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club^
Oct 03: Atlanta, GA – Terminal West^
Oct 04: Louisville, KY – Zanzabar^
Oct 05: St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway^
Oct 07: Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck**
Oct 08: Omaha, NE – Waiting Room**
Oct 09: Minneapolis, MN – Minneapolis Institute of Arts**
Oct 10: Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon**
Oct 11: Chicago, IL – Subterranean**
Oct 13: Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig**
Oct 14: Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop**
Oct 15: Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe**
Oct 16: Washington, DC – Black Cat**
Oct 17: New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom**
Oct 18: Boston, MA – Sinclair**
Nov 07-09: Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov 11: Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom**
Nov 12: San Diego, CA – Casbah**
Nov 13: Long Beach, CA – Alex’s Bar**
Nov 14: Los Angeles, CA – The Echo**
Nov 15: San Francisco, CA – The Independent**
Nov 16: Sonoma, CA – Gundlach Bundschu Winery**
Nov 19: Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern**
Nov 20: Portland, OR – Dante’s**
Nov 21-22: Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge**
Dec 02: Zurich, CH – Bogen F
Dec 03: Luxemborg, LU – Rockhal
Dec 05: Antwerp, BE – Trix
Dec 06: Groningen, NL – Vera
Dec 07: Utrecht, NL – Tivoli de Helling
Dec 08: Kortijk, BE – De Kreun
Dec 15: Berlin, DE – Lido
Dec 16: Copenhagen, DK – Copenhagen Small Vega
Dec 17: Gothenberg, SE – Pusterviksbaren
Dec 18: Oslo, NO – Parkteatret
Dec 19: Stockholm, SE – Strand
Dec 20: Helsinki, FI – Nosturi
* w/ Purling Hiss
** w/ Luluc
^ w/ Kevin Drew
