The Cribs have unveiled the video for their new track ‘Leather Jacket Love Song‘, which will feature on the trio’s upcoming singles collection ‘Payola‘.
“When The Cribs showed me footage of them as kids rocking out in a rehearsal room, it was obvious to us all that a music video had to be made with the content,” director Andy Knowles has said. “After conversations with the band and watching VHS tapes of old footage, we made a start on a treatment which would be an ideal way to celebrate their best of album ‘Payola’.”
“Despite its lo-fi, VHS look, the video uses a sophisticated mix of visual effects, hidden cuts, lookalikes and set decoration to sell the illusion that two generations of Cribs are performing together at the same time. We went to great lengths to re-create the rehearsal room and gig venue from 1997.”
The song was premiered earlier this month on Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6Music show, when Ryan Jarman described it as, ‘Just a typical love song, like a lot of our songs’. It is due for release along with ‘Payola’ on February 24th.
