Premiering here, we've got the nicely done video for "Medal" from London group Hey Colossus' 2020 album Dances / Curses, released by Wrong Speed Records in the UK and Learning Curve in the US.
About the song, vocalist Paul Sykes says: "Didn’t really realize it until much later after it was finished but the lyrics mainly describe a trajectory, either happening in the moment or as evidence of a past event. All within ridiculous scenarios. Forward, back, up, down. Seemed fitting to the pace and insistence of the music. Also, I really enjoy getting words like Nazarene and mollusc into songs somehow."
Guitarist Chris Summerlin has this to say about the song: "This came out of something called The Power Hour, as we tried to bang out a load of hardcore songs in a fixed hour chunk of studio time. However, I’d imagine most hardcore bands hadn’t been up all night playing 16 minute motorik head-fryers (see 'A Trembling Rose') when they cut their most direct work. Trying to play hard and fast halfway through a long weekend of recording was like the collision of the album sleeve. But (like the sleeve) out of it came a single moment of beauty. By 'beauty' I mean 'thunderous dirge.' We liked this so much we put it out on a seven inch and recorded it for a Marc Riley session, so it really had to go on the album as well."
On the video, Sykes explains: "Edited from footage mainly taken on European tours, all capturing a movement - much like what was the constant motion of a group shuttling between countries and venues around the world. Hopefully we can do that again soon. But it’s a bit of a love letter to what we maybe all took for granted. Freedom to move and create wherever you choose to roam."
Dig the video below and head over here to check out Dances / Curses.
