![]() ![]() ![]() The critically acclaimed and award winning instrumental recording duo, Hot Mustard, has begun to roll out material from their forthcoming sophomore album "Seconds," which is scheduled for release March 31st, 2023 (Color Red). The video is just one small aspect of that it's about cleaning the castle of negative and destructive thoughts." I let some things that were once a lot of fun outlive their rewards. "I wanted to do a piece about mental health," says Powell, "as I've gotten older I have faced the sometimes painful realization that I need to drastically shift my way of life and thinking. "Nickel Empire," which becomes available on Feb 10th, 2022, serves as an excellent sneak peek into the new album and cements another brilliantly imaginative piece into the growing HM body of work. ![]() I am especially digging the sonic forays that feel avant garde, surreal even and that surreal tone extends to the animated music video which was created by band member Jack Powell (Opus Thimble), whose visuals are best described as truly sui generis, sometimes drawing comparison to Terry Gilliam (Monty Python). "Nickel Empire" has a shape shifting narrative that runs extremely deep with twists and turns, dives down rabbit holes and carnival mirror mazes that could tell a million different stories. ![]()
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