Lonely The Brave have released the video for ‘Backroads’. The track first appeared on last year’s debut EP of the same name, and will feature on their forthcoming full-length, ‘The Day’s War’.
The video was filmed on the streets of Kiev, Ukraine, featuring genuine Ukrainian youths rather than actors. “When I first heard the track I instantly felt that the video had to have a feeling of freedom and escape,” Video director, Greg Davenport explains. “As it happens I’d been following the Euromaidan movement in Ukraine very closely since it started in November, and I was actually there in Maidan Square, Kiev on NYE singing along with 200,000 people, full of hope – only to then watch in horror at the violence that was unleashed after returning to London.”
“We all saw the images to some degree or another and at times they were nothing short of apocalyptic. I thought about these people after the revolution had succeeded and that clearly was the catalyst for the idea. Fresh from such a violent experience but hoping for a brighter future and for the time being at least just wanting to escape and feel free. This image of a group of longboarders weaving through the countryside seemed to synch so perfectly with the guitar riff and the whole vibe of the track.”
‘The Day’s War’ will be available on the 1st September via Hassle Records.