The islanders are at it again. Earlier this year, RMR covered Aeons‘ latest full-length The Ghosts of What We Knew. A powerful and very good record that garnered pretty sturdy criticism nonetheless. But things can change once a band chooses one of their tracks to elaborate further. Deep dives with often astonishing outcomes.
So, here the band’s back with a brand-new clip for their second-to-last song Machines. A clip that stopped the RMR crew dead in its tracks. The clip doesn’t shine with flamboyant cinematography throwing a thousand details at you all at once. You know, like one of these damn overwrought Disney movies. Instead, Aeons chose a frugal, black-and-white setting with powerful expressions of emotions in a procession of monochrome paper cutouts. This is emotion writ large that truly makes you feel the pain and desperation this story entails.
Machines is all about a guy whose sick mate dies alone in one of those sterile hospital rooms with him – accidentally – out on a stroll. A tale of missed opportunities, bitter frustrations, and the immense emotional agony felt for not being there for her in time in her last moments. A striking account of what could or should have been not only expressed in powerful, yet simple moving pictures but also in a stellar forceful performance of the vocalist and band.
I am impressed.
Label: Self-Released | Web: Official Band Site
Release Date: 27 November 2024