We’re excited to be hosting the video premiere for Monsieur Automaton, the first new release this year from Nottingham alt-rock trio Kagoule.
The track was produced by Hookworms’ MJ and mixed by Spoon’s Jim Eno – no surprises then that it’s an intoxicating blast of experimental, fidgety art-rock. The story in the video is told through hundreds of illustrated frames – drawn by the band’s drummer Lawrence English and animated by Cape Town-based animator Adam Black.
In a press release, singer Cai Burns told the story of how the visuals came about. “Lawrence has always done the artwork for the band. It’s as much a part of Kagoule as the music, so it totally made sense to try and get it into a music video. He drew like a million drawings, wrote some whacky ass storyline (which I still don’t really understand) and then we realised that animation is HARD so we hit up an old bro of ours Adam Black to bring it to life.”
Watch the video for Monsieur Automaton in the player below. The track is out now via Ra-Ra-Rok Records. Check out Kagoule’s upcoming tour dates below.
24 October – York, The Fulford Arms
25 October – Sheffield, Foodhall
01 November – Oxford, Cellar Bar
02 November – London, 100 Club
03 November – Nottingham, Bodega Social Club
04 November – Bristol, Louisiana
07 November – Glasgow, Broadcast
08 November – Leeds, Headrow House
09 November – Brighton, Sticky Mikes Frog Bar
10 November – Birmingham, Actress and Bishop
11 November – Manchester, Soup Kitchen
