Evil Island (The Blood Brothers, etc.) have debuted a music video for “Melted Heart” featuring Alexis Krauss (Sleigh Bells). You can check that out below. Evil Island’s new album, “Terraform The Afterlife,” will be out on August 14. Vocalist Johnny Whitney said the following:
“’Melted Heart’ takes place in a world where live-streamed humiliation rituals and public meltdowns have replaced talent, character, and achievement as the dominant social currency. A world where ‘picking fights with parked cars’ is a viable career path and people high-five their hearts like gongs hoping somebody is still watching. Its main characters are ‘supermodels with shit smeared in their teeth crucifying themselves on your lawn’ and people ‘sobbing in public with chainsaws in their hands screaming give me an acid attack’ because in this world, attention isn’t earned, it’s extracted.
The Octopus Queen from The Blood Brothers’ ‘March on Electric Children’ found her way back into the lyrics because I wanted to see if she still worked as a metaphor for the rot at the center of our culture. As it turns out, the culture is still rotten, and the Octopus Queen is still laying eggs behind our eyeballs.”
Krauss continued:
“Had a blast working with Evil Island on ‘Melted Heart.’ I’ve been a huge fan of Johnny’s voice, and it was pretty surreal to get to scream and shout with him. It’s really inspiring to see all these guys giving the most to this band and generating so many great ideas. Maybe we can go on tour one day?!?”
Director Jonah Ray added:
“I was still in high school in Hawaii when the first Blood Brothers album came out. My friends and I were obsessed. Over the years, I got to see them play around Los Angeles. I even briefly met some of the members when they stopped by the Venice Beach record store where I worked while they were recording ‘Burn, Piano Island, Burn.’ At the time, I had no idea our paths would cross again.
Years later, backstage at FYF Fest, I ended up befriending Cody Votolato. That chance meeting turned into years of collaborations across various creative projects.
Cut to even more years later: Cody reunites with his former Blood Brothers bandmates in a new band and suddenly needs a music video. So, in the spirit of friendship, I called on a few of my own friends to help bring ‘Melted Heart’ to life.
It was one of those rare full-circle moments. Making that video brought me right back to being a kid on Oahu, listening to The Blood Brothers and making weird little movies with my friends.”