{"id":2326,"date":"2012-03-14T20:10:41","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T00:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2016-05-19T21:47:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T01:47:47","slug":"i-am-a-camera-announce-new-single-and-release-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=2326","title":{"rendered":"I Am A Camera announce new single + release video for &#8216;Factory Boys&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I Am A Camera have announced their new track <em>Factory Boys<\/em> to be released on May 27 along with a bunch of remixes. The song is based on the true story of The Dupont Twins who were teenage boys who lied and tricked their way from their home in a gas station in the US Mid West to the heart of the legendary New York&#8217;s Studio 54 and into the worlds of Andy Warhol and Halston. <em>\u201cThey went from being penniless orphans to being paid by Warhol in Quaaludes and Screen Prints to hang out with him,\u201d<\/em> explains Francesca. <em>\u201cWe love the story. It proves how reality can be just as amazing as any fantasy you could make up,\u201d<\/em> says Ian.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video for <em>Factory Boys<\/em> below.<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/exxtOdB-sms?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>The band produced, directed and filmed the video for <em>Factory Boys,<\/em> which was shot on their iPhones.<\/p>\n<p>I Am A Camera are Francesca (a Mancunian) and Ian (a Northern-Irish Londoner). Their sound definitely comes from Ian\u2019s love of John Carpenter, Robert Mapplethorpe and HAL from \u201cSpace Odyssey:2001\u201d mixing with Francesca\u2019s love of Astrid Kirschherr and Brian Duffy\u2019s photography, Spike Jonze, Le Tigre and 60 Minute Makeover.<\/p>\n<p>The band recently remixed <a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2012\/02\/13\/i-am-camera-remix-lana-del-rey\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lana Del Rey\u2019s <em>Born To Die<\/em><\/a> to great acclaim and a Top 5 place in Hypemachine. The band recently played The Proud Galleries and are currently planning a set of live dates across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>I Am A Camera have announced their new track Factory Boys to be released on May 27 along with a bunch of remixes. The song <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=2326\" title=\"I Am A Camera announce new single + release video for &#8216;Factory Boys&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,23,28,29,30],"tags":[460,599],"class_list":["post-2326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-factory-boys","tag-i-am-a-camera"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/i-am-a-camera-press-shot.jpg?fit=454%2C444","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-Bw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6812,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=6812","url_meta":{"origin":2326,"position":0},"title":"I Am A Camera cover Pet Shop Boys","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 21, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I Am A Camera have decided release a cover of\u00a0Pet Shop Boys\u2019\u00a01987 hit Rent as a stop-gap while they're in the studio finishing their debut album.\u00a0In their version, they\u00a0slowed the tempo down and infused their industrial sounds whilst Francesca\u2019s vocals add an intense layer. 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