Who can say are supposed to be the analogs in Tashi Delay’s animated music video for “Deception” but the primaries are “The Politician” and “The Banker.” The upbeat pop song with the slinky bass line is surreal as the characters get away with legal crimes just as the wealthy and powerful do in real life every day of the week. Casting the fairly scathing depiction may be playful and whimsical in presentation but the images of law officers and clergy cavorting with an array of politicians and bankers turn potential specific material world references into something more universal because we’ve all seen this dynamic play out across decades and even lifetimes. Songwriter and animator Emily Seabroke really found the perfect fusion of accessible music and visual representation thereof as a means of crafting a song with rich socio-political content without being hamfisted, a cleverly sharp edged poppy punk dart to the bloated self-importance and corruption of our era of late stage capitalism and the kind of take on these subjects it’s always refreshing to see and hear. Watch the video for “Deception” on YouTube, follow Tashi Delay at the links below and expect the debut album this fall.
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