Back in November we told you that Mount Moriah are releasing a new album, How To Dance, this March, a record which:
“Sees the band pushing passed their troubles into something positive and mysterious, a conglomeration of symbolism, mysticism, universality and other cosmic forces which pretty much equates to Southern Gothic 2.0.”
While March is still a whole month off, the band have eased the wait by releasing ‘Baby Blue’, a slow-burning track full of the melancholic joy that makes Mount Moriah’s sound. The song comes complete with a rather lovely video by Jordan Blake (Teen, Classixx) based around the minuscule details of American life, showing a variety of people in the midst of normal, dignified existence. However these snippets are complicated by the presence of camera operators and and technical staff, showing that the whole thing is scripted. As Blake explains:
“I wanted to show these little moments of isolation, then turn them into something more interesting by including bits and pieces of our crew. The idea was to make these ‘authentic’ snapshots feel kind of surreal, because you can see it’s all staged. And I guess, on a deeper level, I wanted to prompt some thought about the way we frame our own personal memories/perceptions of others.”
How To Dance will be released on Merge Records on the 4th March. You can pre-order your copy right now. If you find yourself in the US this spring, Mount Moriah are on an extensive tour starting in March. Full dates can be found here.