At the top of this year the previously Polaris nominated freak-folk-trio Timber Timbre shared “Sewer Blues” & announced the upcoming release of their fourth album. It’s now a couple months later and that new album, titled Sincerely, Future Pollution, comes out tomorrow. In anticipation, Timber Timbre have dropped a video for the latest album single “Grifting,” a funky Bowiesque track. Directed by Elenor Kopka, the video is an animated tarot inspired dark adventure. As Kopka told The FADER…
“Grifting” instantly made me think of a swampy seaside village, set somewhere in the 1980s, and a group of people meeting up for a shady basement match of poker. Later on I got very inspired by tarot imagery and the aesthetics of fortune telling and tried to construct a game packed with that sort of occult symbolism. The video ended up becoming an obscure card game session that brings back unwanted memories.
Timber Timbre’s Taylor Kirk is pleased with the outcome and said in a press release…
I can’t say that it was a collaboration exactly because with Elenor we grant total artistic freedom and have faith that her vision and alchemical practice will not only serve the song but elevate it to another plane altogether. I don’t think I can even sing the song now without conjuring these images.
Watch the video for “Grifting” above.
Sincerely, Future Pollution comes out April 7th (tomorrow!) on Arts&Crafts, pre-order it here . You can also catch Timber Timbre live on tour at the dates below.
TOUR DATES
Apr 6 – Rennes, FR – Mythos Festival
Apr 8 – Brussels, BE – Botanique
Apr 9 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Noord
Apr 10 – Cologne, DE – Luxor
Apr 11 – Berlin, DE – Huxley’s
Apr 13 – Malmo, SW – Babel
Apr 14 – Copenhagen, DK – Bremen Teater
Apr 15 – Hamburg, DE – Uebel & Gefarlich
Apr 17 – Tourcoing, FR – Le Grand Mix
Apr 18 – London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall
Apr 19 – Paris, FR – La Cigale
Apr 20 – Bourges, FR – Printemps de Bourges
Apr 28 – Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall*
Apr 29 – Minneapolis MN – Cedar Cultural Centre*
Apr 30 – Winnipeg MB – West End Cultural Centre*
May 02 – Edmonton AB – Starlite Room*
May 03 – Calgary AB – Commonwealth*
May 05 – Vancouver BC – Vogue Theatre*
May 06 – Seattle WA – Tractor Tavern*
May 07 – Portland OR – Wonder Ballroom*
May 09 – San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall*
May 10 – Santa Ana CA – Constellation Room*
May 11 – Los Angeles CA – Echoplex*
May 12 – San Diego CA – Soda Bar*
Mar 14 – Mayer, AZ – Form Arcosanti Festival
Jun 2 – Montreal, QC – Olympia
Jun 4 – Toronto, ON – Field Trip
Jun 6 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
Jun 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot And Saddle
Jun 9 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
Jun 10 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Jul 10 – Antwerpen – Deurne, BE – Olt Rivierenhof
Jul 13 – Fribourg, CH – Festival Les Georges
Jul 15 – Dour, BE – Dour Festival
Aug 20 – Brecon Beacons, UK – Green Man Festival
Aug 23 – Bochum, DE – Ruhrtriennale
Sep 03 – Larmer Tree Gardens, UK – End of The Road
* With The Wooden Sky