Melbourne, Australia's Slow Dancer - the moniker of singer, songwriter and multi- instrumentalist Simon Okely - will release his stunning new album In A Mood on June 9th via ATO Records, and today he shares a simply moving music video for its current single "It Goes On." Watch the video here via Billboard, and read their profile on Slow Dancer.
“I wrote the treatment for the ‘It Goes On’ video with my ex lover of 14 years. We wanted to explore what the things we choose say about us. I have a theory about writing love songs; they are a curse; they inadvertently herald the end of the very relationship they here intended to praise. In this instance, I was painfully correct. We filmed my sections in the room I’d just moved into fresh after the breakup. I took only a suitcase of clothes, my grandmother’s fan and my songwriting equipment. After the first edit of the video came back, I was embarrassed by how bare my room was in comparison to the couples’. My cheap, new, self-constructed furniture was void of any real character. It’s honest though - a guiding principle! - and now I’m kinda glad we captured that space at that time.”
Pre-order In A Mood here: Official store / iTunes / Amazon
Tour dates
6/6/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right *
6/7/17 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge *
6/8/17 - Cambridge, MA @ The Lizard Lounge *
6/10/17 - Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox *
6/12/17 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake *
6/15/17 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout *
6/16/17 - Chicago, IL @ SPACE *
6/17/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Icehouse *
6/20/17 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
6/21/17 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir (Patio) *
6/23/17 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord *
6/24/17 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord *
6/27/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe *
6/28/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Resident *
* with Soccer Mommy