The band to release debut album, Swarmculture, later this month.

Weirds have revealed new clip for their recent cut, Phantom, taken from their debut full-length, Swarmculture, out on May 26th via Alcopop! Records.

Built on a solid structure of hard-hitting riffs and intensifying drums, Phantom will sweep you off your feet in an instant. The quick pace turn, led by the melodic essence of the verse, makes the track capturing and unique in its own right. As the chorus kicks in and Razzall’s vocals unravel the feisty spirit, we’re being drawn into Phantom‘s sound maze entirely.

The visual accompaniment encompasses the significant nature of the track, but taking on the form of self-explanatory imagery. Not many bands would dare to burn the artwork for their debut album. The fierce attitude only proves that Weirds certainly have got more to offer, and it’s only a matter of time until everyone hears about them.

Vocalist Aidan Razzall explains:

This video stands in stark simplicity. We sought to achieve the exact opposite from our previous video for ‘Valley of Vision’, which was a more cinematic and dramatic story. Taking inspiration from the K Foundations ‘Burn A Million Quid’, we burned an effigy of our debut album cover in unadorned surroundings. As they burnt a million pounds in cash to spark debate on worth of currency, we visualised the Phantom video with an element of catharsis. Our record ‘Swarmculture’ is a polished example of time, effort and passion, and to see its physical form brought down to ash and dust over the course of two and half minutes serves to deliver it into the world.

You could draw references to iconoclasm, but it’s far more simple than that – the cuts between the wasteland backdrop and the cover being engulfed in flames echoes the structure of the track. As each chorus comes in, the burn becomes more severe until nothing but scraps are left. ‘Phantom’ is probably the poppiest and most colourful track we’ve written, so it was a conscious decision to create a tension in the video between the psychedelic sonic world and the stark, brutal visual one.

After their recent support to The Wytches and VANT, the band is set to embark on their own headline tour next month. Catch them at the following dates:

May

18-20 – The Great Escape, Brighton

31 – Gullivers, Manchester

June

01 – Full Moon Club, Cardiff

03 – Camden Rocks Festival, London

04 – Crofters Rights, Bristol

06 – The Cookie, Leicester

07 – Brudenell Social, Leeds

08 – Broadcast, Glasgow

09 – Cluny 2, Newcastle

12 – Polar Bear, Hull

July

06-08 – 2000 Trees Festival, Upcote Farm

21-23 – Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

August

10-12 – LeeFest, Tunbridge Wells