Montreal-based punk singer/songwriter Guilhem is ready to give you his hangover cure, and the weekend hasn’t even started yet. Gaining a reputation for his raw lyricism, energy, and spirit, Guilhem has been building an audience, having played over 700 shows across 23 countries. Whether he’s solo or fronting his band Lost Love, Guilhem brings the real emotion every time. Now he’s gearing up for the release of his new album A Good One, which is out on September 5, and which was mixed and mastered by punk titan Frank Turner.
Today, Guilhem is debuting his video for the single “Hangover Cure” off the upcoming album. Officially, the track drops tomorrow, but you can get an early glimpse of it right here. With a relaxed attitude and a hooky acoustic guitar melody, “Hangover Cure” is the perfect song to scare of the Sunday morning headache and nausea. With an equally relaxed attitude to the video, accompanied by a spinning camera, the video perfectly encapsulates the spirit of this song.
“This song explores the different ways to overcome a hangover in some sort of quest for self-improvement,” Guilhem explains. “It’s about inadequacy and self-destructive behavior, but it also expresses a hopeful, yet uncertain, desire for a better future.”
“I’ve been dreaming of making a video with a spinning camera for a while now,” he continues, describing the video. “I’ve been shooting my own videos for a few years, but I never quite figured out how to pull it off, so I reached out to my friend Alex Charron for help. He was immediately down to have some fun with the idea.
“We shot it in about an hour, maybe an hour and a half, and then he took care of the editing. At first, I wanted the camera to spin the entire time, but Alex wisely pointed out that people would probably want to throw up after 15 seconds. He was absolutely right.
“I’m really happy with how it turned out: simple, easy, and visually super cool.”
Check out the video below.
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Photo Credit: Pier-Anne Bilodeau
