Davey Havok says the video represents a “cyclical struggle with the surreal colors”
January 5, 2017
After a classical performance video for ‘White Offerings’, AFI decided to go a little crazy with the following one, ‘Snow Cats’ (watch below). Just like its predecessor, ‘Snow Cats’ are featured on the band’s upcoming release AFI (The Blood Album), which is less than two weeks ahead.
In fact, it looks like both videos had been shot on the same day, as the new video takes off where the previous one ended. The first scene sees four guys dressed up in white in the same white room. However, from their it gets a bit nuts or “surreal” if you want: space-themed backgrounds, multiplied faces and figures of Davey Havok and co – all of it expanding without end.
Talking about the idea behind the ‘Snow Cats’ video, Havok told Pitchfork:“Expanding endlessly from an empty room, the ‘Snow Cats’ video animates a cyclical struggle with the surreal colors of applied persona and identity.” Although this explanation might seem even more puzzling, watching the clip isn’t a struggle at all.
Watch: AFI launch stylish dressed-in-white music video for ‘White Offerings’: http://alterock.net/afi-white-offerings/
Exactly on the day of the release of The Blood Album, January 20, AFI are jumping on The Blood Tour around the US and Canada. Check out the full list of dates under the video.
Watch the video for ‘Snow Cats’ below and see how the band is playing with red, white and black, sucking you in deeper and deeper. What part of the video is your favorite? Be the first to leave your comments and stay tuned with AlteRock Facebook and Twitter to never miss on the news about your favorite alternative music!
AFI 2017 Dates (*Features Chain Gang of 1974, **Features Nothing):
Jan 20 – LOS ANGELES, CA @ TROUBADOUR*
Jan 21 – OAKLAND, CA @ FOX THEATER*
Jan 23 – PORTLAND, OR @ ROSELAND THEATER*
Jan 24 – VANCOUVER, BC @ COMMODORE BALLROOM*
Jan 25 – SEATTLE, WA @ THE SHOWBOX*
Jan 27 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ THE DEPOT*
Jan 28 – ENGLEWOOD, CO @ GOTHIC THEATRE*
Jan 30 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ FIRST AVENUE*
Jan 31 – CHICAGO, IL @ RIVIERA THEATER*
Feb 1 – TORONTO, ON @ DANFORTH MUSIC HALL*
Feb 3 – NEW YORK, NY @ HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
Feb 4 – BOSTON, MA @ PARADISE ROCK CLUB**
Feb 6 – PHILADELPHIA, PA @ UNION TRANSFER**
Feb 7 – WASHINGTON DC @ 9:30 CLUB**
Feb 8 – BALTIMORE, MD @ RAMS HEAD LIVE
Feb 10 – ORLANDO, FL @ THE PLAZA LIVE**
Feb 11 – ATLANTA, GA @ BUCKHEAD THEATRE**
Feb 13 – HOUSTON, TX @ WHITE OAK MUSIC HALL
Feb 14 – AUSTIN, TX @ EMO’S**
Feb 15 – DALLAS, TX @ SOUTH SIDE MUSIC HALL**
Feb 17 – TEMPE, AZ @ THE MARQUEE**
Feb 18 – LAS VEGAS, NV @ THE JOINT**
Feb 20 – SAN DIEGO, CA @ OBSERVATORY NORTH PARK**
Feb 21 – SAN DIEGO, CA @ OBSERVATOR NORTH PARK**
