The National present Mike Mills-directed video for ‘Hey Rosey’
THE NATIONALPresents Video For ‘Hey Rosey’Directed by Mike Mills and Starring Sharon EyalProduced by Blogothèque
Today, The National unveiled the video for ‘Hey Rosey’, a track from I Am Easy To Find, the band’s eighth studio album and the follow-up to 2017’s GRAMMY®-Award winning release Sleep Well Beast. The track features the vocals of long-time David Bowie collaborator Gail Ann Dorsey while the video stars dancer Sharon Eyal, co-founder, co-artistic director and choreographer of L-E-V Dance Group, who also starred in The National’s ‘Hairpin Turns’ video. The ‘Hey Rosey’ video is the latest instalment of visuals directed by Academy Award-nominated director Mike Mills (20th Century Women, Beginners), who also created videos for ‘Hairpin Turns’ and ‘Light Years’ as well as a 24-minute film, also called I Am Easy to Find, starring Academy Award Winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Ex-Machina).
Watch the video HERE or via the player below.
Mike Mills had this to say about the video: “I had always loved the work of Sharon Eyal, especially her improvisation. Luckily she was also a fan of The National and we began talking about her doing some dance work around the new record. For Hey Rosey, we asked her to be a continuation of Alicia Vikander’s character in I Am Easy To Find – a side of that character we didn’t see in that film, the unconscious of that character, but really left that for Sharon to interpret. I think in subtle, strange, but really powerful ways she found movements and gestures that echo the feelings and themes in Hey Rosey.”
‘Hey Rosey’ Directed by Mike MillsStarring Sharon EyalProduced by La Blogothèque D.O.P: Nicolas Pétris1st AC: Kevin Rosé2nd AC: Marina Piantoni Executive Producer: Christophe “Chryde” AbricProducer: Ondine BenetierLine producer: Rémy SolomonProduction Manager: Philippine GraffardUnit Manager: Lydie Tourniéroux
The National recently announced the upcoming release of a live three-cassette box set, Juicy Sonic Magic, from their September 24th and 25th, 2018 Greek Theatre shows in Berkeley, CA at the end of their Sleep Well Beast tour. The Berkeley shows were taped by producer and engineer Erik Flannigan using The Mike Millard Method, which replicates the vintage analog recording equipment the legendary taper used in the ’70s and ’80s. The release will be accompanied by a short documentary of the same name about Millard and the process of taping the Berkeley concerts from the audience. You can watch that trailer HERE.
The triple cassette limited release will come out November 29th exclusively as part of Record Store Day Black Friday (USA only).
The National Tour Dates16 October – Mexico City, MX @ Pepsi Center19 October – Guadalajara, MX @ Coordenada Festival24 October – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena #26 October – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Music + Arts25 November – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar Hall26 November – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle27 November – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle29 November – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena1 December – Bochum, DE @ Ruhrcongress2 December – Cologne, DE @ Palladium3 December – Zurich, SW @ Samsung Hall4 December – Munich, DE @ Zenith5 December – Stuttgart, DE @ Porsche Arena7 December- Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre ^8 December- Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena ^9 December- Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena ^10 December- Nottingham, UK – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena ^17 March – Tokyo, JP – Zepp DiverCity *18 March – Tokyo, JP – Zepp DiverCity *21 March – Perth, AU – Freemantle Arts Centre *22 March – Perth, AU – Freemantle Arts Centre * 24 March – Sydney, AU – ICC *25 March – Sydney, AU – ICC *27 March – Brisbane, AU – Fortitude Music Hall *28 March – Brisbane, AU – Fortitude Music Hall *30 March – Melbourne, AU – Palais Theatre *31 March – Melbourne, AU – Palais Theatre *1 April – Melbourne, AU – Palais Theatre *3 April – Auckland, NZ – ASB Aotea Centre * 4 April – Auckland, NZ – ASB Aotea Centre * # w/ Marissa Nadler^ w/Jenny Lewis * w/ Phoebe Bridgers
More about The National
Both individually and collectively The National’s members have been involved in countless artistic, charitable and socio-political pursuits. The group released ‘A Lot of Sorrow’ documenting their collaboration with installation artist Ragnar Kjartansson, that took place at MOMA’s PS1and saw the band play their song ‘Sorrow’ for six hours in front of a live audience. They are behind the Red Hot benefit albums Dark Was The Night and Day Of The Dead, and the compilation boxed set titled 7-Inches for Planned Parenthood. Band members have received a Golden Globe Nomination for work on the score of the 2015 film Revenant, founded or play a major part in MusicNow, Eaux Claires and Haven Festival and Boston Calling, and participated heavily in both Obama Presidential Campaigns, and much more. 2013 also saw the theatrical release of their documentary, Mistaken For Strangers set to the backdrop of the band’s 2010 release High Violet. The documentary was chosen to premiere on the opening night of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival followed by a theatrical release in the US and worldwide distribution. Over their 20-year career the band has sold more than 2 million albums in the U.S. alone. The National consists of Matt Berninger (vocals) fronting two pairs of brothers: Aaron (guitar, bass, piano) and Bryce Dessner (guitar, piano), and Scott (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums).
Photo credit: Graham MacIndoe
L to R: Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf, Matt Berninger, Bryan Devendorf, Aaron Dessner
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