alt-J have just shared a short film for new Relaxer single "Pleader".
The ambitious video comes directed by Isaiah Seret and was filmed in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales.
It chronicles life from birth to death within a Welsh mining family, and
includes footage of an actual birth taken from an experimental 1959
film, as well some impressive visuals of a "tidal wave of earth"
swallowing up an entire village.
"When we set out to make a video for ‘Pleader’, Joe sent the following
one line brief to director Isaiah Seret: 'a Welsh mining love story; a
tidal wave of earth.' What Isaiah came back with was an epic short film,
inspired both by the song's source material and Tarkovsky's The
Sacrifice. A family must pit their desire to have a child against the
knowledge that this would destroy their community. The hypnotic, hymnal
quality of the song binds the video throughout, hinting at redemption
while destruction takes place."
The release follows the films premiere back in October at the newly opened MWADLANDS skate park.
Running for just under 40-minutes, the film features a load of the
Palace skate team, including the likes of Lucas Puig, Lucien Clarke,
Rory Milanes, Shawn Powers, Benny Fairfax, and Blondey McCoy - who in
the film gets run over by a cab and then walks away like its absolutely
nothing.
Besides from the skating, the soundtrack is pretty incredible too. Watch and enjoy it below!
