Melbourne’s Hollow Everdaze have been kicking around for a couple of years but the recent addition of a violin, has them moving from psych-garage territory to something more complex.“Last Laugh” the first track from their upcoming EP I Will Not Fear goes on for seven minutes. It’s not something that you'd call a casual listen.Though the accompanying clip, shot on VHS by Jason Galea, features the band performing in a relatively bare room, there’s a lot of drama to the song. From shredding guitar solos, quiet guitar noodling solos, chilled violins and a bunch of rustling ferns that all leads into a great and dramatic crescendo.We had a chat to guitarist Jackson Kay about the video and indoor plants.Noisey: Most of your clips feature the band performing. Is there any reason for this?
Jackson Kay: When, I was younger I was absolutely obsessed with Pink Floyd live at Pompeii. I just loved how it showcased what’s going on with the band’s live show. Over the years we have had a couple of line up changes, so I guess the videos we have put out are also intended to refresh people’s perspective on us. This might be the last live clip we do. It's just that videos that consist of a proper narrative can be really expensive and time consuming - and it’s also way harder for the band to come up with those kind of ideas. Maybe in the future we might think it through and get one together!Is there something deeper we should be getting from the clip?
[Laughs.] You liked that one did you? I don't think it's anything too hard to think about. The concept of the clip was pretty much based off bootlegs of old television shows I'd seen. I wanted it to be really minimal and see where Jason could take the colour grading and camera angles to make it more interesting.Do you think we need more plants in the live music scene?
That’s a very good question. If there were fernery-based venues I guess you could have something pretty special! But maybe it’s not that important. [Laughs.]Listen to more Hollow Everdaze here.Tom Hutchins is much more boring than this clip, find his writing at [We Talk, You Die.](http://Hollow Everdaze)
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Jackson Kay: When, I was younger I was absolutely obsessed with Pink Floyd live at Pompeii. I just loved how it showcased what’s going on with the band’s live show. Over the years we have had a couple of line up changes, so I guess the videos we have put out are also intended to refresh people’s perspective on us. This might be the last live clip we do. It's just that videos that consist of a proper narrative can be really expensive and time consuming - and it’s also way harder for the band to come up with those kind of ideas. Maybe in the future we might think it through and get one together!Is there something deeper we should be getting from the clip?
[Laughs.] You liked that one did you? I don't think it's anything too hard to think about. The concept of the clip was pretty much based off bootlegs of old television shows I'd seen. I wanted it to be really minimal and see where Jason could take the colour grading and camera angles to make it more interesting.Do you think we need more plants in the live music scene?
That’s a very good question. If there were fernery-based venues I guess you could have something pretty special! But maybe it’s not that important. [Laughs.]Listen to more Hollow Everdaze here.Tom Hutchins is much more boring than this clip, find his writing at [We Talk, You Die.](http://Hollow Everdaze)