Local indie-pop group Shortstraw has always done things a bit differently. So, it came as no surprise that instead of releasing an album, the group would be releasing a new single on the first friday of every month. Today, as the sixth release off their ‘Those Meddling Kids’ project, the group has released a new track titled ‘Boo’.
The song has been described as “a typical love song with a Shortstraw twist” – and this is so true. The song sees the group slow it down while still keeping true to their identity and style that they have carved over the past few years. Lead singer, Alastair Thomas, came up with the opening lines for ‘BOO’ one night in 2015 when he was at home waiting for his girlfriend. They have a tradition of pointing out how badly most extras act in the background while watching movies, as well as obvious plot holes which come with the bad acting. The rest of the song he wrote after they had a stupid fight as a way of apologising to her, describing how their favourite thing to do is just to hang out and be goofy together.
The band released the track’s music video today as well and have taken another unconventional approach. Director Sam Nell has gone for an interesting play with masculinity, and how men have these tough exteriors they’re afraid to show people, while their fragility is in there, dying to get out. It has resulted in a video the band would have never made if it were up to them. It takes away from the cheesiness of the love song and adds to the quirkiness through a bunch of super hard dudes singing this super soft song.
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