Sad Night Dynamite have released their new single ‘Wake Up Pass Out’.
The track is accompanied by a music video directed by BAFTA-nominated Balázs Simon, and marks the latest offering from their debut album ‘Welcome The Night’, set for release on 27th September.
The duo describe ‘Wake Up Pass Out’ as “about being stuck in a cycle. I think everyone suffers from this: we are beings of habit, time is relentless, and this can feel claustrophobic. Although there are fleeting messages of desperation throughout, the lyrics are erratic, as if you’re inside someone’s mind whilst it’s racing. The chorus is deliberately shallow and provocative, playing the antagonist – which we love doing, as nobody’s above this and everyone is guilty.”
Director Balázs Simon comments on the video: “I love the sardonic honesty in Archie and Josh’s music. ‘Wake Up Pass Out’ immediately reminded me of how social media takes our lives over, with the sole goal of grabbing our attention and consuming us. In the end we become our own monsters, and that’s where the idea for the video came from. Am I guilty to say I had the most fun creating something so shallow? It was a crazy project to pull off – from shooting live action to motion-capture, and 3D scanning the guys to covering Tower Bridge and the streets of London. But seeing Sad Night Dynamite spend a whole day glued together in a prosthetic body suit complete with tentacles made up for all the complexity.”
The band will embark on a UK and European headline tour following the album’s release. The dates are as follows:
OCTOBER
23 Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds
24 King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
25 Band On The Wall, Manchester
27 Trinity, Bristol
29 EartH Downstairs, London
31 Trabendo, Paris
NOVEMBER
1 Bogen F, Zurich
2 CBE, Cologne
3 Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
