Pop. 1280‘s Paradise LP is out now on Sacred Bones, and today we watch the band’s new video for “Phantom Freighter.” Directed by Dave Ebel, this track’s toxic brand of industrial gets just the kind of Videodrome treatment it needs. A glitchy VHS vibe prevails as a seedy video crew trolls around a sludgy river with a strange TV host and singer Chris Bug in tow.
What exactly they’re doing down there on those brackish shores is anyone’s guess, but it looks quite nefarious. In fact, if you’re cuddled up with your honey on some late night and you see this “show” being transmitted from some mysterious cable access station in Pittsburgh, you better hope your honey’s not Debbie Harry. Unless snuff films and cigarette burns are your thing. No judgements here.
Pop 1280 will tour Europe this coming April and May. Here are the upcoming dates:
04.15.16 – Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang
04.16.16 – Berlin, Germany – ACUD
04.17.16 – Halle, Germany – Chaiselongue
04.19.16 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – De School
04.20.16 – Utrecht, Netherlands – ACU
04.21.16 – Tournai, Belgium – Water Moulin
04.22.16 – Bruxelles, Belgium – Magasin 4
04.23.16 – London, United Kingdom – The Shacklewell Arms
04.24.16 – Leeds, United Kingdom – Headrow House
04.25.16 – Paris, France – Batofar
04.26.16 – Rennes, France – BAR?Hic
04.28.16 – Madrid, Spain – Siroco
04.29.16 – Zaragoza, Spain – Las Armas
04.30.16 – San Sebastian, Spain – Le Bukowski
05.01.16 – Gigor, France – Gigor Electric
05.02.16 – Clermont Ferrand, France – Raymond Bar
05.04.16 – Milano, Italy – Ligera
05.06.16 – Pordenone, Italy – Pn Box
05.07.16 – Marina di Ravenna, Italy.16 – Hana-Bi
05.08.16 – Verona, Italy – Centro Avanzi
05.09.16 – Zagreb, Croatia – AKC Attack
05.10.16 – Wien, Austria – FLUC
05.11.16 – Budapest, Hungary – M?szi
05.12.16 – Prague, Czech Republic – 007
