The Redneck Manifesto marked 20 years in the game with The How, which was the iconic Dublin band’s first record in eight years.
As we said upon release, The How was “entirely devoid of nostalgia, preferring instead to look ahead,” and contained some vibrant and expansive takes on the band’s instrumental rock guitar sound.
To mark some upcoming dates in Japan, where the band have often had an audience (and where they have a new split release with the band Lite), they have a new video directed and animated by Cian McKenna with a modern tribal dancing made with modern technology. It’s a retro-futuristic exotic look, which ably fits ‘Head Full Of Gold’, my personal favourite song from The How.
Buy it here on vinyl / digital.
See their Japan tour dates or see them at Another Love Story in August.
Video credits
Direction, Cinematography and Animation: Cian McKenna.
Performers: Kate Finegan, Rob De Boer. Stylist /
Costume Designer / Feather Wrangler: Leah Burke.
1st AD: Steve Battle.
Assistant / Stills Photography: Killian Broderick.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
