Watch Foxygen Play with Creepy Dolls in the "Upon a Hill" Video
Hang Out Now via Jagjaguwar
Mar 09, 2017 By Christopher Roberts
Foxygen released a new album, Hang, back in January via Jagjaguwar. Previously the duo (Jonathan Rado and Sam France) shared "America," a grandiose track that featured an orchestra, as well as the dance-tastic video for "Follow the Leader" and a video for "On Lankershim." Now here's a video for "Upon a Hill," a short 1:43 minute track. Alessandra Lichtenfeld directed the clip, which features France in a dark room interacting with demonic toys. Watch it below, followed by the band's upcoming tour dates.
Foxygen issued the following statement about the video: "'Upon a Hill' is an excerpt from our new Musical experience, Hang. It features a performance by Sam, shot on 16mm film by the director Alessandra Lichtenfeld. The rest of the cast is made up of the circuit-bent nightmare babydoll creations of Yuliya Lanina."
Foxygen's last album was 2014's ...And Star Power. A previous press release described Hang as "their first proper studio record." Every song on Hang features a 40-plus-piece orchestra arranged and conducted by Trey Pollard. Matthew E. White also did additional arranging. The Lemon Twigs (aka brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario) were the band's rhythm section, which makes sense since Rado produced their recent debut album, Do Hollywood. Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips also guests on select tracks.
Read our recent interview with Foxygen about Hang.
Foxygen Tour Dates:
Sat. March 18 - Mexico City, MX @ Vive Latino
Tue. March 21 - Richmond, VA @ The National
Wed. March 22 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Fri. March 24 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Sat. March 25 - Boston, MA @ The Paradise
Sun. March 26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Tue. March 28 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Thu. March 30 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Fri. March 31 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
Sat. April 1 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Sun. April 2 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
Tue. April 4 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Wed. April 5 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
Fri. April 7 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Sat. April 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
Sun. April 9 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory (When We Were Young Festival)
Tue. April 11 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Thu. April 13 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
Fri. April 14 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Sat. April 15 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Mon. April 17 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
Tue. April 18 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Wed. April 19 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
Thu. April 20 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
Tue. May 23 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Wed. May 24 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Thu. May 25 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
Fri. May 26 - Sun. May 28 - George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
Sat. June 3 - Wichita, KS @ Wichita Riverfest
Fri. July 14-Sun. July 16 - Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
Fri. July 28 - New York, NY @ Panorama
Wed. Aug. 2 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
Fri. Aug. 4 - St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival
Fri. Aug. 4 - Sun. Aug. 6 - Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
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