LA born and bred duo Girlpool have shared the final sneak peek from their second album Powerplant with the video for the title track.
Depicting members Cleo and Harmony as the live band in a bowling alley, the camera pans to take us into the separate worlds of fellow attendees before the idyllic bubble is harshly popped by the shallow and overbearing director. Insisting for them to “put smiles on (their) faces” and exclaiming that “it’s just rock ‘n roll!”, he serves as the last kind of person you would ever want tampering with your creative vision.
Video director, Philip Steiger says the “music video is a meta-narrative nightmare exploring the power dynamics and manipulation behind an insincere candidness.”
Watch the video for “Powerplant” and look out for the album on May 12 via Anti Records.
Girlpool have also announced a full European tour in September. See below for a full list of dates, including previously announced North American gigs.
GIRLPOOL TOUR DATES:
May 23 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
May 24 The Chapel San Francisco, CA
May 25 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
May 26 Neumos Seattle, WA
May 27 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, Canada
May 31 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
Jun 02 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
Jun 04 El Club Detroit, MI
Jun 05 The Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, Canada
Jun 07 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA
Jun 09 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
Jun 10 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
Jun 11 Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC
Jun 13 The Pinhook Durham, NC
Jun 14 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Jun 15 Republic NOLA New Orleans, LA
Jun 16 Walter’s Downtown Houston, TX
Jun 17 Barracuda Austin, TX
Jun 18 Club Dada Dallas, TX
Jun 20 The Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ
Jun 21 The Irenic San Diego, CA
Jun 22 The Glass House Pomona, CA
September 6 Thekla (UK) Bristol
September 7 Village Underground (UK) London
September 8 Gorilla (UK) Manchester
September 9 Stereo (UK) Glasgow
September 11 Rotonde Botanique (BE) Brussels
September 12 Paradiso (small hall) (NL) Amsterdam
September 14 Artheater (DE) Köln
September 15 Golem (DE) Hamburg
September 16 Berghain Kantine (DE) Berlin
September 18 Zoom (DE) Frankfurt
September 19 Rote Fabrik (Clubraum) (CH) Zürich
September 20 Freakout Club (IT) Bologna
September 22 BAM festival (ES) Barcelona
September 23 Moby Dick Club (ES) Madrid
September 26 Espace B (FR) Paris