Unable to tour due to COVID restrictions, the band has turned to music videos as its main form of visual expression these days, with 2020’s “Warzone” serving as a music video advance of the album. The follow-up is the brand-new clip for “We Are The Ones (We’ve Been Waiting For)” and it’s a doozy! Directed by Cheetahs frontman Frank Meyer and longtime collaborator Scott Chernoff, the video finds the band trapped in a multi-player cavalcade of classic videogames, as recreated as puppets created by producer BJ Guyer (Crank Yankers, Team America) and animation by Jeff Crocker (CSI: NY). Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Mario, Donkey Kong, Laura Croft, Defender, Robotron and others make cameos, as do all five band members. The video premieres today on Substream Magazine here.
“Scott Chernoff is a genius comedy writer and BJ Guyer is the best puppet producer in the business, so I knew we were in good hands,” says frontman Meyer, who co-directed and edited the clip. “Our live shows are known for being in-your-face and high-octane, so we wanted this clip to go in a different direction and be light, fun and funny. The song has an ‘80s vibe so we wanted the video to capture that.”
One More Drink will be available on vinyl and CD here: https://shop.dead-beat-records.com/collections/dead-beat-releases and all digital formats on March 19, 2021. It will be supported by more music videos, plus a webcast concert is in the works with an eye on live shows as soon as restrictions are lifted.