Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has released a new music video for his song “The Closing Door.” The over four-minute-long video is backed by a smooth sounding lullaby and a chilling orchestral arrangement. 

The stop motion animated video emits an eerie effect with black and white visuals that cut to a hypnotizing tunnel, miraculously evolving into a lonely crow sitting on a tree. The song and the video go hand-in-hand with each other as their equally otherworldy, smooth and ghostly vibes complement on another to form a clear message: self-discovery requires pain. 

The constant focus on the lonely figure in the shadows appears to symbolize the uncertainty of life with its trial and tribulations. Door after door opening, the mysterious man walking in the video is on a mission to reach a destination where no one knows. 

This video marks a new creative step for Hansard because it is the first animated video that the singer has released.

In April, Hansard came out with an entirely new album called This Wild Willing which has a vast array of collaborations from Iranian singer and Daf player Aida Shahghasemi to traditional Irish musician Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich.        

In May, the singer released a music video shot in the streets of Paris for one of the songs of his new album called  “Don’t Settle,”  which is a strong acoustic anthem about self-empowerment.  

This year the singer announced his Europe/U.S. tour which will wrap up in Prague on November 28.

U.S. TOUR DATES:
05/29 – Boston, MA – The Orpheum*
05/31 – Philadelphia, PA – Merriam Theater*
06/01 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre*
06/03 – Washington DC – Lincoln Theatre*
09/04 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre*
09/06 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre*
09/07 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom*
09/09 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre*
09/10 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle*
09/12 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues New Orleans*
09/13 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s*
09/14 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater*
09/16 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre*
09/17 – Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Performing Arts Center*
09/19 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre*
09/20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Eccles Theater*
09/22 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma*
09/24 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre*
09/25 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall*
09/27 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic*
09/28 – Dana Point, CA – Ohana Music Festival*

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
06/09 – 6/10 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live w/ Eddie Vedder
06/15 – Firenze, Italy – Firenze Rocks Festival w/ Eddie Vedder
06/17 – Firenze, Italy – Firenze Rocks Festival w/ Eddie Vedder
06/20 – Lisboa, Portugal – Altice Arena w/ Eddie Vedder
06/22 – Madrid, Spain – WiZink Center w/ Eddie Vedder
06/25 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi w/ Eddie Vedder
06/28 – Berlin, Germany – Max-Schmeling-Halle w/ Eddie Vedder
06/30 – Dusseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric Halle w/ Eddie Vedder
07/03 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena w/ Eddie Vedder
07/14 – Kilkenny, Ireland – Bob Dylan + Neil Young w/ Glen Hansard
07/24 – Luzern, Switzerland – Blue Balls Festival
07/26 – Gardone, Riviera, Italy – Anfiteatro Del Vittoriale

Photo Credit: Alyssa Fried