Gorilla vs. Bear Premiers The Sandwitches First Official Music Video – “Kiss Your Feet”

This morning, Gorilla vs. Bear premiered The Sandwitches first official music video, “Kiss Your Feet”, taken from their debut LP “How To Make Ambient Sadcake” (Turn Up!).

The video – starring the band – was filmed in entirety at a remote cabin over the course of a single remarkably-creepy foggy night in a wooded area in Northern California. It is full of horror that you cannot unsee. The director, Joey Izzo, is a young Bay Area filmmaker who has logged hundreds of hours of live music footage, and created music videos for Port O’Brien among others. We love it, and hope you do to!

A note from Director Joey Izzo:

When I was racking my brain for video ideas, drummer Lance’s low budget creepy-as-all-hell Halloween costume popped into my mind. And from there, the rest came pretty quickly. I tried to come up with something that utilizes iconic horror movie imagery without obnoxiously paying homage to any specific films. But perhaps most impacting was the song itself and the ghostly lovesick imagery it was able to conjure up in my mind.

Shooting a horror movie themed music video at a cabin in the middle of the woods sounded like a great idea at the time, but in practice, it proved to be much more harrowing than originally anticipated. With only one night to shoot, the Sandwitches and our small but dedicated crew braved themselves against the harsh winter elements and no-sleep exhaustion to get everything needed for the video. The band really put themselves through the ringers to get this one done and done right. I couldn’t be happier with the results, but in hindsight we probably all should have called in sick the next day.

The best comment I’ve received so far was from a friend who, after watching the video, told me he didn’t realize that the song was so dark until now. I think a video can be deemed a success when it’s able to touch upon a feeling deeply embedded into the song and bring it out in an interesting visual context.

Watch “Kiss Your Feet” on Gorilla vs. Bear

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