Happy New Year! Excited to share another track from the upcoming
@sleater_kinney record. ‘Untidy Creature’ was the first song we wrote for Little Rope, although we didn’t know it at the time; we weren’t certain we were even working on another record. We also worried it had come too easy, the song features two elements that come very naturally to Sleater-Kinney: a big guitar riff, an even bigger vocal. But as the year wore on, and our choices and bodily autonomy shrank, our feeling about the song changed. It became a gift, somewhere to put our darkest fears, and our deepest hopes. Untidy Creature became the album closer, and one of our favorites songs to ever occupy that position.
For the video, we wanted imagery that spoke to the themes which permeate Little Rope: uncertainty, restlessness, urgency, all of the in-between and discomfiting states with which we’re forced to reckon.
Thanks to the amazing Amber Bourke (
@amberofthesea ), a free diving champion and record holder, who traded the deep sea for shallow waters. And
@nickpollet , who shot, edited, and color-corrected the video. Thanks also to Jon Povey for letting us use his bathtub.
NOTE: The stunts in this video were performed by trained professionals. Do not try this at home.
Link to full song, video, and tour info in bio. Little Rope is out 19 January on
@lomavistarecordings .
