Enter Shikari, an alternative rock band from the UK released their official music video for their song “Undercover Agents” on Monday. The band will begin an European tour on June first in Germany and end it on August 12 in Czech. The band will also have a second part of their tour in December starting on the 12 in Norway and ending on the 16 in Denmark. According to mxdwn the band experienced technical issues such as sound cutting out but still put on a great performance.
“Undercover Agents” is from their critically acclaimed album The Spark which made UK Top 5. George Cheswick created the animated video for Enter Shikari “Undercover Agents” that tells the story of “The Machine” or ‘Sparky’ who journeyed to Earth to live among us.
Enter Shikari frontperson Rou Reynolds :
“We’re very lucky to have such talented fans, and to be able to release George’s video so soon after the ‘Take My Country Back’ fan-made film is an honour and a testament to the relationship we have with the people who support our art. We take great pleasure in being able to support theirs in return.
As for the track itself; generally the lyrics are about “perception management” – believing what one wishes it to believe, regardless of whatever the truth may be.
We all play with truth in politics and in our personal lives, and this song is about disdain for these societal pressures and lack of sincerity.”
Director / animator George Cheswick had this to say on the subject of the video:
“The ‘Undercover Agents’ animation was the final piece for my Major Project at university. I’m a huge fan of Enter Shikari, and their music has really helped me through a lot, so it’s great to be able to give something back. When I began working on the animation, ‘The Spark’ had only just been released and ‘Undercover Agents’ was my favourite track from the album. The story was based on ‘The Machine’ from the album cover – where had it come from? How did it end up here? The video consists of 6,480 cells of imagery and took me roughly 14 weeks to write, animate and piece together. I hope everyone enjoys it!”
Sparky offered his own opinion, despite nobody asking him for it:
“It was only a matter of time before my journey to glory was immortalised on film. I look forward to this blockbuster taking its rightful place alongside such memorable rock biopics as Ray, Liberace: Behind The Candelabra, and that new one with Mr Robot as Freddie Mercury”
photo credit is Mauricio Alvarado
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