PREMIERE: Lou Barlow Exhumes Old Home Movies with "Nerve"

Lou Barlow's latest solo album Brace the Wave is a candid examination of aging, loss, and drift, and the ominous, stomping"Nerve," one of the album's most poignant expressions of its themes, has just received a video. In it, Barlow pokes through old home movies and ramshackle recording equipment, as he sings about a bond falling apart over time. "The video, in a general way, reflects the lyrics," Barlow says of the clip, which was directed by Adam Harding. "The lyrics are about a broken relationship, the video has images of broken musical gear…There is footage shot around my apartment in 1994, my cats from 1997. Lots of VHS from past homes in Boston and LA combined with captures made as recently as last month in my newest home in Greenfield, Massachusetts."

Watch "Nerve" below, revisit our recent career-spanning chat with Lou Barlow here, and check out upcoming tour dates at the bottom.

January 17 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s (Tomorrow Never Knows Festival)
January 21 - Dunedin, New Zealand @ Chicks Hotel
January 22 - Christchurch, New Zealand @ Churchills Bar
January 23 - Auckland, New Zealand @ Kings Arms
January 24 - Wellington, New Zealand @ San Francisco Bathhouse
January 25 - Brisbane, Australia @ Brightside
January 26 - Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Festival
January 28 - Melbourne, Australia @ Northcote Social Club
January 29 - Adelaide, Australia @ Crown + Anchor
January 30 - Fremantle, Australia @ Mojos

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