In its typical fashion, Springworks has paired some vintage footage with its music. But rather than industrial video and the like, the scenes for the music video for “Hollow” looks like some stuff that has fall into public domain status depicting a man who has fallen down due to psychological pressures and institutionalized but the color sections show a woman flying off to a fantastical place including a futuristic kitchen as well as attendees at a play. The music itself features some of the band’s finest production to date with guitar that is reminiscent of a later period Beat Happening song with some more unconventional percussion elements as well as minimal drums. The vocal harmonies are reminiscent of the kind of jangle pop one heard out of Flying Nun bands of the 80s and the lyrics seem to be an observant portrait of the way many people feel the need to put on a happy and confident facade so to not appear weak or lacking but can’t hide it so well. Not when someone is paying attention. Much less how maintaining that fiction when you’re not feeling can indeed hollow you out because actually feeling things gives one more emotional fortitude than glazing over one’s real feelings all the time. It’s a feature of too much of modern life and Springworks sings about it in a way that encourages being authentic without having to get stuck in the darkness. Watch the video for “Hollow” on YouTube and follow Springworks at the links provided.
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