Severed by The Decemberists

02/06/2018. [MUSIC VIDEO] by Morgan Gruer
metalocus, VANESA DEL OLMO

Music video by The Decemberists performing Severed, part of his album "I'll Be Your Girl". The video is directed and animated by the award-winning and multidisciplinary Morgan Gruer.

Severed by The Decemberists

The Decemberists announced their new album, 'I'll Be Your Girl'. Following up on 'What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World' in 2015, their eighth studio LP was released on March 16 via Capitol.

While working on the new material, The Decemberists discussed musical references, such as Roxy Music and early glam, and Meloy described the songs as a style that reflects the times:

"exuberant nihilism, an apocalyptic dance party was what we imagined," Meloy said.

Those influences can be heard in his new song with a synthesizer tip, "Severed". On the moody track, the unrelenting synth line serves as an undercurrent for Meloy's foreboding lyrics. "I alone am the answer/ I alone will make wrongs right," he sings. "But in order to root out the cancer/ It's got to be kept from the sunlight." The accompanying Morgan Gruer-directed video features the band traversing a bleak, animated world. An animated Trump with devil-styled horns makes appearances and the bandmates are seen in black and white.

The Decemberists, Severed, premiered internationally on Rolling Stone.

The Decemberists - Severed. Our Saturday music video. (Official Music Video). METALOCUS MUSIC PROJECT in Spotify.

Director.- Morgan Gruer
Producer.- Kyle Cogan
Production Company.- Simian Design
Animators.- Morgan Gruer, Marty Kane, Kyle Cogan
Animation Assistant.- Sophia Baraschi-Ehrlich
Photo Research.- Simona Prives
Record Label.- Capitol Records
Director Rep.- Charlie Twaddle of LARK