Horse Jumper of Love has just released the video for their new single ‘Snow Angel,’ directed by Lance Bangs. This blistering track is the opener for their forthcoming album, Disaster Trick, which drops on August 16th via Run For Cover Records. Featuring contributions from Squirrel Flower’s Ella Williams and MJ Lenderman, ‘Snow Angel’ sets the tone for an album that promises to crank up the volume while maintaining the band’s signature intimacy.
Dimitri Giannopoulos, frontman of Horse Jumper of Love, dives deep into the inspiration behind ‘Snow Angel.’ He shares, “A lot of my songs start with an image, and then stream of consciousness takes over from there. I had this idea of a snow angel melting in the sun. It stemmed from the first poem in Actual Air called ‘Snow.’ Through this piece, David Berman explores the idea of snow metaphorically and abstractly. He relates the outdoors sounding like a room when it’s snowing and snow angels being shot by a farmer, vulnerable and isolated. I wanted to tap into a feeling of being outside in the cold and wanting something.”
Lance Bangs, known for his innovative approach to filmmaking, created a visual masterpiece for ‘Snow Angel.’ Bangs explains, “‘Snow Angel’ felt like it wanted to be expressed visually as a kinetic, enveloping barrage of vision-confusion. We built contraptions, invented new techniques, and prepared loud versions of the song at various speeds. After one particular take, we realized we had conjured something in a continuous shot that didn’t look like things we had seen before, and that we didn’t want to look away or cut away to anything else.”
Watch the ‘Snow Angel’ Video:
Upcoming Tours
Following their dates with Alvvays and an upcoming summer tour with DIIV, Horse Jumper of Love will embark on an autumn tour in support of Disaster Trick. The band is also set to play at Pitchfork London. Check out the full list of tour dates below:
Summer Tour Dates with DIIV:
7/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
7/16 – Washington, D.C. @ The Howard Theatre
7/17 – Richmond, VA @ The National
7/19 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
7/20 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
7/21 – Miami, FL @ The Ground
7/23 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
7/24 – Pensacola, FL @ The Handlebar
7/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
7/27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
7/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
7/30 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
7/31 – Detroit, MI @ St Andrew’s Hall
Autumn Tour Dates:
9/14 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s
9/19 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
9/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
9/21 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
9/23 – Reno, NV @ Holland Project
9/24 – San Francisco, CA @ Richshaw Stop
9/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
9/27 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
9/28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
9/30 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
10/1 – Austin, TX @ Parish
10/4 – Nashville, TN @ Blue Room
10/5 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
10/6 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Hall
Special Performance:
11/9 – London, UK @ Pitchfork London
