Spider Rockets has released a new video for “The Storm,” and apparently the New Jersey rockers decided the title didn’t leave much room for subtle weather conditions.
Taken from the band’s latest studio album, Dirty And Bad, “The Storm” uses an approaching tornado, rain and lightning to turn the song’s emotional turmoil into something considerably more visible.
The video places the band inside a dark, volatile environment filled with smoke, shadows and flashes of light, while black-and-white performance footage keeps much of the focus on vocalist Helena Cos, guitarist Johnny Nap and the band’s live energy. The storm itself serves double duty, part severe weather, part metaphor for the things in life that can’t simply be switched off when they become inconvenient.
Cos says the band intentionally avoided explaining exactly what the storm represents, leaving viewers to decide what they see in it. By the video’s conclusion, however, she says something has clearly shifted, suggesting there may be something waiting beyond all that darkness.
Nap points to the black-and-white performance sequences as particularly effective at matching the drive and punch of the song’s guitars.
It’s a familiar rock-and-roll metaphor, trouble is a storm and somehow you’ve got to make it through, but Spider Rockets wisely leaves enough unanswered to let listeners bring their own bad weather.
“The Storm” is available now and appears on Spider Rockets’ latest album, Dirty And Bad. The band has also announced a run of fall live dates.
Information provided by Spider Rockets’ publicity team.