Country is made up of Beaver Sheppard and David Whitten, a Montreal duo who claim to be the hardest working gentlemen in rock music with "the hardest working genitals." Their album Failure came out in September of 2014, and they're in the midst of shooting videos for most of the songs on the project. Their latest video comes to us in cartoon format, and features a melting purple protagonist that sees his life flash before his eyes after a domestic accident. There's no reason to spoil the plot, but just know that by the end of Country's video, you'll ask yourself "what's the point?" at least twice.Beaver Sheppard is a self-described "former drug dealer/current crackhead, restauranteur, savant-folk bad boy," who can truthfully say that Leonard Cohen is a fan of his music after having the legendary singer hear Sheppard's music during a car ride with a mutual friend. David Whitten is a "synth virtuoso, whipping boy, and producer." Together, they make sleaze-wave music that they describe as "My Bloody Valentine mixed with Dance Dance Revolution." The video was animated by Sinbad Richardson (aka Vienna Pitts).Catch Country's next show on January 17th in Toronto at The Silver Dollar Room.
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