We’re pleased to bring you the premiere of The Holy Knives’ music video for their song “Stray Dog” (watch it below). The track is taken from the band’s upcoming debut full-length Year of the Black Dog, which is scheduled to be released on November 2, 2018.
The band commented on the song:
The video for ‘Stray Dog’ is a surreal, tragicomic noir that follows the story of the roller-skating, dirty dancing dog detective McPooch, as he desperately searches for his missing wife. Shot in New Orleans, we feel this setting is a perfect visual for the oozing mystery that is the atmosphere of the song. Think of this song as the keyhole you can look through to glimpse the heart of our forthcoming album, ‘Year of the Black Dog.’
Tour Dates:
11/10 – San Antonio, TX @ Limelight
11/15 – Houston, TX @ Satellite Bar
11/16 – Austin, TX @ Swan Dive
11/17 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Lola’s
11/29 – Tulsa, OK @ Soundpony
12/01 – Cleveland, OH @ Coda
12/02 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit
12/04 – New York, NY @ Pianos
12/06 – Queens, NY @ Trans-Pecos
12/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb’s
12/08 – Washington, DC @ TBA
12/10 – Nashville, TN @ The East Room
12/11 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
12/12 – Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge
12/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Starbar
12/14 – New Orleans, LA @ Hi-Ho Lounge
About the band:
The Holy Knives is the sonic vision of brothers Kyle and Kody Valentine, a band that infuses the sultry sounds of rock & roll with a tinge of desert psychedelia. Born and raised in New Orleans, residing in San Antonio, The Holy Knives released their debut EP, Ritual Bloom, this spring, performing at SXSW before touring across the United States. In between they traveled to Sonic Ranch studios in the deserts of West Texas, recording what would become their debut full-length album Year of the Black Dog.
Kyle & Kody wrote over 100 songs in the past year, selecting what they felt best captured where they are currently as musicians and people. As with Ritual Bloom, the guys worked with Latin Grammy-nominated producer Manuel Calderon (The Chamanas, Nina Diaz) who helped shape their desert dreamscapes. Calderon’s band mate in The Chamanas, Paulina Reza, provides backing vocals on multiple tracks, providing a perfect foil to Kody’s haunting baritone.
Year of the Black Dog is a mood-driven album with a western heart. The atmosphere creates a surreal backdrop to Kody’s self-exploratory lyrics. When this album was being written, there was no thematic center for its ideas. Instead, it could be thought of as something more like a journal, a deep dive into themselves. For The Holy Knives, Year of the Black Dog is a collection of cathartic confessionals that serves as their first self-portrait.
The Holy Knives took their name from a combination of two of their favorite works of art, the film “The Holy Mountain” by Alejandro Jodorowsky and the poetry book The Singing Knives by Frank Stanford. Both of these works, while of different mediums, conjure a flood of beautiful, thought-provoking imagery, as well as share a fearlessness and a quest for truth through the irrational that The Holy Knives strives to capture in their music.
Drawing musical inspiration from acts such as Timber Timbre, Arctic Monkeys, Beach House, and Portishead, The Holy Knives’ could be imagined performing at the Bang Bang Bar from Twin Peaks or playing in a True Detective episode. Their belief is that
music is a sacred weapon you can use to ward off the march of reality.
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Top photo by Jana Cantua
