The batshit insane and extremely fun video for "Try," which you can watch at the top of the page, was directed by Jordan "Dr. Cool" Minkoff. It makes almost no sense at all. That was, he told Noisey, intentional.This song was one I wrote after our first set of sessions last year. We had already tracked a lot of the main material for the album but we were still short a couple songs so this one was kind of my homework to demo before we got back into the studio. Years and years ago a coworker showed me that Bruce Springsteen song, "Tougher Than the Rest," and I've been crazy about it ever since, so I wanted to try and write something like that. Not sure it turned out that way but I really like it. I remember this song being specifically fun to record, actually. I think we were both pretty high energy when we first dug into it and were weirdly giddy about it. The lyrics are just about how hard it can be to let go of that feeling that you're separated from everyone else and alone. But also how good it can be if you do manage to let go for a bit.
This is the madness that a total solar eclipse can generate. Watch it at the top of the page.Follow Alex Robert Ross on Twitter.The original idea for the video was to create a sorta fast-forwarded, condensed version of a very poorly made film. I was hoping people would see it and feel relieved they didn't have to watch a feature length version. I was even looking forward to receiving emails thanking me for not making it any longer. The story is about a wacko couple that keeps re-uniting over the years, from their goth teen years to when they are old and "grey." There are also some other story lines in there to make it extra confusing. I thought we succeeded and I thought it was going to be real bad, but when we watched the final version I realized this could have been an amazing movie so to me this music video is a failure… it should be 5 hours long, not 5 minutes.