• NEWS
  • REVIEWS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • EVENTS
  • VIDEOS

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

‘Brother Johnny’: As Much About Edgar Winter As His More Famous BrotherĀ 

May 25, 2022

Exclusive: Soul Blues Belter Lauren Anderson Premieres New Single ‘Tell Me Baby’

May 25, 2022

Windy City Wednesday – Eddie C. Campbell with Lurrie Bell ‘Spider Eating Preacher’

May 25, 2022

Calypso Rose Announces New Album ‘Forever’

May 24, 2022
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Facebook Twitter Instagram Vimeo
American Blues SceneAmerican Blues Scene
  • NEWS
  • REVIEWS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • EVENTS
  • VIDEOS
American Blues SceneAmerican Blues Scene
Home»Videos»Video Premiere: Hustle Souls ‘Montana’
Videos

Video Premiere: Hustle Souls ‘Montana’

American Blues Scene StaffBy American Blues Scene StaffMarch 3, 2021Updated:March 3, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email VKontakte WhatsApp
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

“Montana,” the new video from Hustle Souls and lead-off track from their new album, Daydream Motel, is a showcase for the band’s generation-jumping mashup of new school second line funk with old school vintage soul. It’s also the latest entry in hallowed music video cannon of bands playing underwater in a swimming pool. “I enjoy stark contrasts and juxtapositions,” says singer/keyboard player/trumpeter Billy Litz.

“We wear suits as a nod to soul music, and we’ve been kicking around the idea of doing a photo shoot in worst place for a suit – underwater – for a while. We also had the idea for a video to be shot at a trashy backyard party, but with us in suits; again, playing on the juxtaposition of suits in that really informal, very dressed down environment. We were first thinking about using a kiddie pool, or maybe even a pickup truck with the bed filled with water (to really hit that redneck vibe), but I found a friend who had a pool, and realized we cold combine the two. It also worked out really well that our graphic artist sent us a pic of a motel pool for the album cover, and he hadn’t even seen the video, so it was perfect. I think the divey motel idea and the video all connected, it was very synchronous.”

The sheer fun of the song’s bright energy is hammered home by the backyard shenanigans of the video, as the funky melody and bouncing second-line refrain tell a story all their own. What’s more, some of the instruments lived beyond the shoot to be played or re-purposed.

“The drum set survived,” Litz relates, “so we still have it in our practice space. The guitar was totally shot but it was used again; a local band put up a Facebook post the month after we did it asking for beater instruments cause they were gonna throw paint on them for a photo shoot, so it got recycled.”

Hustle Souls

Daydream Giddens Funk Hustle Souls Montana Premiere Soul Video
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email WhatsApp
Previous ArticleBritish Jazz Giant Chris Barber Dies at Age 90
Next Article New Video From Rhiannon Giddens – ‘Waterbound’
American Blues Scene Staff

Related Posts

Exclusive: Soul Blues Belter Lauren Anderson Premieres New Single ‘Tell Me Baby’

May 25, 2022

Calypso Rose Announces New Album ‘Forever’

May 24, 2022

Mitch Grainger Releases ‘Strong Woman’

May 23, 2022

‘Blues Doctor’ Chicago Slim Helps Build Chicago Blues Society

May 23, 2022

Comments are closed.

Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Videos
  • About

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.