Following the release of recent album Another Heaven, Berlin-based Curses is sharing a new music video for standout track “H2SG” directed by Will Clark.
On the video, Curses said, “Will Clark hit me up on Instagram about doing a video together for a song off the new album, loved his work and what Jamón have been doing but we were deep in the middle of a 22 date concert tour, so it was a proper puzzle and hustle figuring out when and how to shoot it. Will has this great idea to shoot on 16mm in Brighton’s Saltdean Cliffs. We had a super late set Nov 9 in Brighton, so we shot the performance shots out in the blistering cold in-between soundcheck and stage time. Will and Jamón team really pulled out all the stops, from epic set design – freezing flowers into giant blocks of ice, swan feather angel wings, and draped silk fabrics, everything moved very smoothly from start to finish. ‘H2SG’ is a song very close to my heart. One of the most vulnerable ones off the album. its about grief, patience, undying love, they did a lovely and delicate job portraying these emotions visually. super happy with the outcome.”
Director Will Clark added “The day ‘Another Heaven’ dropped I was twiddling my thumbs wanting to make something, I had an old 400ft roll of film at the back of the fridge and loved the sound so messaged Luca saying we gotta make a vid. With trust he was in and told me about ‘H2SG’, a beautiful tune. I turned what I heard into some imagery then we gathered the nearest & dearest and shot the vid very shortly after. It was true collaboration from all and a very rewarding process.”
Known for making dark, romantic, cinematic New Wave, threading the visceral connection between 1980’s inspired Goth and melancholic post-punk to the DIY energy of early electronic body music, Curses has previously released two full length albums on Dischi Autunno, as well as a limited edition LP on Paris fashion brand, Saint Laurent, and original music in video campaigns for Dior, and Raf Simons/Calvin Klein. Curses recently released new album Another Heaven via legendary synth label Italians Do It Better, soaked in the signature Curses’ ghostly guitars and haunting vocals.
What do you think of the video for Curses’ “H2SG”?