{"id":17354,"date":"2015-10-24T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=17354"},"modified":"2015-10-22T20:14:27","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T00:14:27","slug":"skaters-reveal-video-for-mental-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=17354","title":{"rendered":"Skaters reveal video for &#8216;Mental Case&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mental Case <\/em>is the second track revealed since the Skaters\u00a0broke with Warner Brothers and took the back the reigns of their career following the release of their 2014 debut album &#8216;Manhattan&#8217;. Showcasing the Brooklyn-based trio\u2019s signature guitar-laden post-punk, complex vocal harmonies and evolved sonic arrangements, <em>Mental Case<\/em> follows the first Skaters\u2019 track revealed since the major label split \u2013 a teaser track entitled\u00a0<em>Save Her Something Special<\/em>,\u00a0which premiered last month via\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/girlieaction.us1.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=1d59aca4aeedaab429816159e&amp;id=0cf04cd1c5&amp;e=3a430a552a\" target=\"_blank\">FADER<\/a>. Watch the video for <em>Mental Case<\/em> 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\/20wx6TLsqY0?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>Shot on a shoestring budget on the mean streets of Greenpoint, Skaters\u2019\u00a0<em>Mental Case<\/em> video\u00a0stars friend and\u00a0Arrested Development actress Alia Shawkat and features multiple cameos from the band:\u00a0Michael Ian Cummings (vocals, guitars), Noah Rubin (drums),\u00a0and\u00a0Josh Hubbard (guitars).<\/p>\n<p>The video was directed by\u00a0Giuseppe Furcolo\u00a0with cinematographer Danilo Parra,\u00a0and the song was mixed by\u00a0Cenzo Townshend\u00a0and mastered by\u00a0Matt Colton\u00a0at\u00a0Alchemy Mastering in London.<\/p>\n<p>Following the release of\u00a0their\u00a02014 debut album &#8216;Manhattan,&#8217; Skaters parted ways with Warner Brothers and began writing music. It was an inspiring time for the band who took their reclaimed freedom into the studio and emerged 50-songs later, ready to embark on their sophomore album effort.\u00a0They poured their own money into the process, booked Rumpus Room Record Studios in Brooklyn, NY for 6 weeks and are currently underway recording the album. The songs have a newfound depth, a new attitude, and diversity that was alive in spirit on\u00a0&#8216;Manhattan,&#8217; but is now fully realized. Skaters are alive and well and eager to enter Phase 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mental Case is the second track revealed since the Skaters\u00a0broke with Warner Brothers and took the back the reigns of their career following the release <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=17354\" title=\"Skaters reveal video for &#8216;Mental Case&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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},"categories":[23,28,29,30],"tags":[3613,3612,3611,925,3610],"class_list":["post-17354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-alia-shawkat","tag-giuseppe-furcolo","tag-mental-case","tag-post-punk","tag-skaters"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Skaters.jpg?fit=1280%2C854&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-4vU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1814,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=1814","url_meta":{"origin":17354,"position":0},"title":"Hospitality release music video &#8216;Friends of Friends&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"January 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, Hospitality released their new video for Friends of Friends, which is lifted from their self-titled debut album. 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