The Barr Brothers Reach Out For Catharsis in Evocative New Video from Acclaimed ‘Queens of the Breakers’ / Out Now

1 February, 2018Print

The Barr Brothers Reach Out For Catharsis in Evocative New Video from Acclaimed 'Queens of the Breakers' / Out Now

In a small house on the remote coast of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in Quebec, a dancer goes wild – exploring every inch of the space, up, down, around, through rooms and on top of furniture, using uninhibited, improvised movement to reach a devastating emotional climax. This is “You Would Have to Lose Your Mind,” the evocative second video from the Barr Brothers’ latest release ‘Queens of the Breakers’ (out now/Secret City Records).

Watch ‘You Would Have to Lose Your Mind' here, premiering via VEVO.

Contemporary dancer Brittney Canda is the perfect complement to the Barr Brothers’ soaring sound and yearning lyrics. Filmed partially on a Super 8 by frequent Barrs collaborator Vincent René Lortie, the video captures a woman trying to convey what words and even music cannot say.

Says vocalist and guitarist Brad Barr, “This was a fun video to make…[we invited] our friend Brittney to inhabit Vernon Dow's prismatic old farmhouse in the Gaspé Peninsula for 4 days until she went bat-shit crazy... Hats off to Brittney for taking it way further than anyone had anticipated. You can really feel the moment when she capitulates and makes the transformation from sweet girl on vacation to blood-thirsty demogorgon capable of unspeakable things.”

The song “You Would Have to Lose Your Mind” has already racked up over 4 million streams across all platforms. The Barr Brothers started 2018 with a performance on CBS Saturday (their second time appearing on the show). They wrapped 2017 with their biggest run of tour dates yet: a massive European tour with The War On Drugs and a headlining North American tour in which they played their biggest rooms to date, many of which sold out. They’ve also recently done sessions with KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic, World Café, WFUV, KEXP and more, and are currently on another tour in Europe with many sold-out dates.

Watch the band perform on KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic.

PRAISE FOR 'QUEENS OF THE BREAKERS':

"A band that has consistently questioned the limits of folk, blues and psychedelia" - Paste

"Their most richly-coloured record to date" - Q Magazine / 4 out of 5

"A rich and compelling record that deserves and rewards your close attention" -Exclaim! / 9 out of 10

"Shimmering vocal harmonies and a rolling undercurrent of acoustic/electric guitar and harp bring the brothers' summer memories to life - it's a remarkably visual album in this way" - Magnet Magazine

"Meticulous dream-weaving" - MOJO

"One of my favorite tracks of the year" - Lauren Laverne, BBC 6Music (on "You Would Have To Lose Your Mind")

"Gorgeous" - Brooklyn Vegan

"On their third album, the Montreal group combine tight little folk songs and expansive blues jams and it never falls apart" - NOW Toronto / 4 out of 5

"Busy without ever feeling overcrowded, its liquid acoustics following the soft contours of Brad's vocals to telling effect" – Uncut

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

February 1 – London, UK @ Union Chapel – SOLD OUT

February 2 – Paris, France @ Le Pop Up du Label – SOLD OUT

February 9 – Terrebonne, Canada @ Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne

February 15 – L’assomption, Canada @ Théâtre Hector-Charland

February 16 – Drummondville, Canada @ Maison des Arts Drummondville

February 17 – Sherbrooke, Canada @ Théâtre Granada

February 18 – Saint-Eustache, Canada @ Le Zénith

February 20 – Laval, Canada @ Salle André-Mathieu

February 21 – Saint-Jérôme, Canada @ Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault

February 22 – Gatineau, Canada @ Musée Canadien d’Histoire – SOLD OUT