Exit Kid – that’s Emre Türkmen from Years & Years and drummer Dylan Bell dontcha know? – have premiered a new video for current single ‘Caesar’.
A take on Aussie kids entertainers The Wiggles, it’s directed by American artist Joe Baughman (Sufjan Stevens / Wilco / Deerhoof /The Roots), and you can check it out below.
“Knowing the song’s subject matter and then drawing from the feelings I had post-election/inauguration, it seemed appropriate to have a child represent the banality and immaturity of the powers that be,” Baughman explains. “It was interesting for me to use the toys from my childhood and I had a lot of fun making visual puns and references with the toys that nobody will get (though hopefully meaning can still be found in it anyway).
“Working with Emre and Dylan is always awesome. It was a blast creating the Wiggles-inspired portion of the video with them because they were open to whatever, had great creative input, and made the work enjoyable. They are beautiful men.”
Exit Kid’s debut EP is set to be issued on vinyl ‘very soon’, FYI.