{"id":23904,"date":"2016-10-31T12:14:22","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T16:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23904"},"modified":"2017-06-24T06:53:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T10:53:06","slug":"casper-skulls-release-love-brain-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23904","title":{"rendered":"Casper Skulls release &#8216;Love Brain&#8217; video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5a135749-f5af-42bb-8ef2-ae647f16c5d4.jpg?resize=700%2C464\" alt=\"Casper Skulls\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5a135749-f5af-42bb-8ef2-ae647f16c5d4.jpg?w=700 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/5a135749-f5af-42bb-8ef2-ae647f16c5d4.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>Toronto&#8217;s Casper Skulls have released the video for <em>Love Brain<\/em>\u00a0to coincide with the release of their debut EP, which is out via Buzz Records now. Watch it via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><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\/DNEeVWLDcY8?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><\/p>\n<p>The EP\u00a0entitled\u00a0&#8216;Lips &amp; Skull&#8217; arrives at the end of what has been a busy first year of existence for Casper Skulls, who have built a reputation as one of Toronto&#8217;s most exciting new bands on the back of their self-released &#8216;King of Gold&#8217; 7&#8243;, their first Buzz Records single <a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2016\/04\/18\/asper-skulls-sign-buzz-records-premiere-mink-coats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mink Coats<\/a>, and their intense live shows with acts like\u00a0Perfect Pussy, Dilly Dally, Screaming Females, Speedy Ortiz, Julie Ruin,\u00a0Suuns and Greys.<\/p>\n<p>Following\u00a0an early 2016 Canadian tour supporting Solids and the Dirty Nil, the band\u00a0began working on the EP\u00a0in February\u00a0with Josh Korody (Dilly Dally, Fucked Up, Beliefs) and\u00a0producer\u00a0Shehzaad Jiwani of Greys. Inspired by the friendship between Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell as depicted in correspondence between the two reproduced in Hell&#8217;s memoir &#8220;I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp,&#8221; letters from which the band takes\u00a0its name and the EP gets its title, &#8216;Lips &amp; Skull&#8217;\u00a0introduces Casper Skulls\u00a0by capturing them at a crucial moment of their development, exploring the different facets and avenues of influence that define their sound. Vocalist\/guitarist Neil Bednis depicts\u00a0the EP as <em>&#8220;a document of some of the earliest songs we worked on together,&#8221;<\/em> and as such it functions as a snapshot of a young band at the moment of discovery, harnessing for the first time the depth and direction of their considerable potential.<\/p>\n<p><em>Love Brain<\/em>\u00a0is the third single from &#8216;Lips &amp; Skull&#8217; and the first Casper Skulls track to feature guitarist Melanie St-Pierre as the lead vocalist. The video was directed by\u00a0Shawn Kosmerly and depicts the aftermath of failed relationship that has persisted in a state that St-Pierre describes to Noisey as <em>&#8220;a feeling where\u00a0you&#8217;re not in love with someone but you try and convince yourself that you are, so you stay with them even though you make each other miserable.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In support of the EP the band have announced a North American tour which includes their first shows in the US. Details can be found below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Lips &amp;\u00a0Skull&#8217; is out now via <a href=\"http:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=bad8770ec9&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buzz Records<\/a>. It&#8217;s streaming via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=40012e5d2e&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, available for purchase digitally via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=25b6183583&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and physically\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=dc714bfa7b&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/04780c244c226dd8f0096243b\/images\/882b3977-4b72-4db1-a5a7-96ba2fdc53a2.jpg?resize=254%2C254&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Casper Skulls Lips &amp; Skull cover\" width=\"254\" height=\"254\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Track list<\/h5>\n<p>1. Devotion<br \/>\n2. Lips &amp; Skull<br \/>\n3. Errands<br \/>\n4. Love Brain<br \/>\n5. Caught on a Wire<\/p>\n<h5>Tour dates<\/h5>\n<p>11\/11 Montreal, QC @ Turbohaus<br \/>\n11\/12 Boston, MA @ O&#8217;Briens<br \/>\n11\/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium<br \/>\n11\/14 Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong<br \/>\n11\/15 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie<br \/>\n11\/16 Cincinnati, OH @ Comet<br \/>\n11\/19 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean<br \/>\n11\/26 Toronto, ON @ Baby G<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Toronto&#8217;s Casper Skulls have released the video for Love Brain\u00a0to coincide with the release of their debut EP, which is out via Buzz Records now. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23904\" title=\"Casper Skulls release &#8216;Love Brain&#8217; video\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":true,"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":[22,23,25,28,29,30],"tags":[1869,4628,5449,5677,5678],"class_list":["post-23904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-buzz-records","tag-casper-skulls","tag-lips-skull","tag-love-brain","tag-shawn-kosmerly"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5a135749-f5af-42bb-8ef2-ae647f16c5d4.jpg?fit=700%2C464","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6dy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23336,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23336","url_meta":{"origin":23904,"position":0},"title":"Casper Skulls release &#8216;Devotion&#8217; + announce debut EP","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"September 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Casper Skulls have announced their debut EP,\u00a0'Lips & Skull,' along with the release of its first single, Devotion.\u00a0The EP arrives at the end of what has been a busy first year of existence for Casper Skulls, who have built a reputation as one of Toronto's most exciting new bands on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;indie&quot;","block_context":{"text":"indie","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"Casper Skulls","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ea8bbb7e-3ce5-427a-ae84-40eac807dd0d.jpg?fit=700%2C466&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ea8bbb7e-3ce5-427a-ae84-40eac807dd0d.jpg?fit=700%2C466&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ea8bbb7e-3ce5-427a-ae84-40eac807dd0d.jpg?fit=700%2C466&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ea8bbb7e-3ce5-427a-ae84-40eac807dd0d.jpg?fit=700%2C466&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23698,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23698","url_meta":{"origin":23904,"position":1},"title":"Casper Skulls release &#8216;Errands&#8217; + announce North American tour","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Toronto's Casper Skulls have revealed Errands, the second single from their forthcoming debut\u00a0EP. 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