Today, MESSENGER (UK) premiere a pyschedelic new video for "Dear Departure" at the website of The Independent, one of England's premiere newspapers. The track hails from the band's critically acclaimed debut album, Illusory Blues, recently released by SVART RECORDS. The video for "Dear Departure" precedes MESSENGER's upcoming UK/European tour with Katatonia, and be viewed in its entirety HERE, courtesy of The Independent.
The band comments on the video: "Musically, the song tries to convey a natural event of great magnitude, like an earthquake or a storm - a display of the sheer force of nature at its most merciless. It's also a reminder to the self to strive for inner calm after a storm, figuratively speaking. The video uses masking and compositing techniques to show the secret worlds that exist inside our thoughts and dreams - a utopia, of sorts, and a glimpse into the realms that exist before birth, during life, and after death.”
Commencing today, the full list of confirmed dates/venues for the MESSENGER/Katatonia tour are as follows:
8th May, Biebob, Vosselaar – BE
9th May, P60, Amstelveen – NL
10th May, Christuskirche, Bochum – DE
11th May, Freiheiz, Munich – DE
12th May, Passionskirche, Berlin – DE
13th May, Schuur, Lucerne – CH
14th May, Les Docks, Lusanne – CH
15th May, Divan Du Monde – FR
16th May, Union Chapel, London- UK
17th May, Brudenell Social, Leeds – UK
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