{"id":32576,"date":"2019-10-18T10:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T14:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32576"},"modified":"2019-10-17T21:17:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T01:17:35","slug":"mini-meltdowns-share-video-for-i-wanna-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32576","title":{"rendered":"Mini Meltdowns share video for \u2018I Wanna Die\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mini Meltdowns have shared their video for <em>I Wanna Die<\/em>, a song lifted from their\u00a0\u2018Destined For Disaster\u2019 EP. According to\u00a0video director Nick Sommer, <em>\u201cThe song is sort of tongue-in-cheek and suicide is such a serious subject, so I wanted to figure out a way to show the idea of I Wanna Die, but make sure the audience knows the main character doesn\u2019t actually want to kill himself. Playing off the movie\u00a0Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray kills himself repeatedly until he finally wakes up with the girl of his dreams, our video does the exact opposite.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sommer manages to soften the video\u2019s dark motif By using illustrations by John Mcguire and visual effects from Dave Keihl, which the director says \u201c<em>help push the dream sequences to a work of imagination.\u201d <\/em>There\u2019s also some great live footage, some of which was filmed underwater.  Watch the video clip via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\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\/9t8Bt7PNLsU?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<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mini Meltdowns&#8217; Jon Phillip had a rough 2018. You\u2019d never know it from the ever-sunny disposition exhibited by the Mini Meltdowns frontman, who\u2019s also a respected and prolific drummer; having been a part of such groups as Limbeck, the Paul Collins Beat, Ben Weasel, and the Replacements\u2019 Tommy Stinson\u2019s rotating cast of backing musicians, to name a few. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After having settled into an exciting new life on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennesse, just a few years back, Phillip was dealt a handful of life challenges that brought on some heavy anxiety and the urge to give up completely&#8230;most significantly having to grieve the sudden loss of his beloved father, who encouraged little Jonny to play music from a young age, and dealing with a few toxic relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phillip has since found love, received his undergraduate degree, and on October 4, his own Good Land Records will release\u00a0\u2018<em>Destined For Disaster<\/em>,\u2019 the second EP from Mini Meltdowns, the band he started with the Promise Ring and Dashboard Confessional\u2019s bassist, Scott Schoenbeck. The EP was produced by All-American Rejects guitarist Mike Kennerty, who also laid down some lead guitar and backing vocals for good measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since he\u2019ll never show it in his face, our window into Phillip\u2019s immense pain is in black and white for us all to see on\u00a0\u2018Destined For Disaster\u2019. The EPs influences shine through, thus proving that the\u00a0Road To Ruin\u00a0can lead to a promised land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/b619dad5f286913825a10a10f\/images\/75469b31-d327-4fdd-9177-b2e7c47876a3.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2019Destined For Disaster\u2019 track listing <\/strong><br>Side A\u00a0<br>1. Gonna Miss You\u00a0<br>2. I Wanna Die<br>Side B\u00a0<br>3. Afraid Of Everything\u00a0<br>4. You Bring Me Down<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate\u00a0\u2018Destined For Disaster\u2019, Mini Meltdowns will play its first ever full-band show, a stacked release party\u00a0on Friday, October 18\u00a0at the new X-Ray Arcade in Cudahy that also features Telethon and Graham Hunt (of Midnight Reruns).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mini Meltdowns have shared their video for I Wanna Die, a song lifted from their\u00a0\u2018Destined For Disaster\u2019 EP. 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