After recently unveiling their first new track in three years, Ghostly-signed, Copenhagen-based Choir of Young Believers share their new video for ‘Face Melting’.
The video for ‘Face Melting’ stars Jannis Nova Makrigiannis, the main man behind Choir of Young Believers. Filmed in a sparse, hot, deserted land, the visuals create a suitably avant-garde setting for the band’s smouldering, experimental-pop laced new single.
Watch video for ‘Face Melting’ below:
When listening to Choir of Young Believers, it’s hard not to imagine an army of white-clad singers with arms outstretched, their voices raised in holy polyphony. In actuality, though, the Danish group is the brainchild of Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, a staple of Copenhagen’s underground indie scene. In 2006, Jannis moved to the Greek island of Samos, developing solo material before returning home to form Choir of Young Believers, an orchestral-pop project composed of close musicians and friends, marked by magisterial melodies, dark lyrical concerns, and a healthy dose of cathedral-grade reverb.
Choir of Young Believers’ 2008 debut album, This is for the White In Your Eyes, mixed modest folk arrangements with ambitious pop, Nordic stoicism and a glowing inner light. On 2012’s Rhine Gold, Jannis expanded his concepts in every way–classic Krautrock, big sky Americana, avant-garde composition, and explosive gestures were seamlessly ushered into the fold. But no matter how the music evolves or shifts over time, the clear, mournful voice of Jannis Noya Makrigiannis remains to the be the stronghold and center of the tracks.
Having toured extensively around the world and landed “Best Newcomer” at the Danish Music Awards, Choir of Young Believers took a long break after Rhine Gold, then returning in early 2014 to support Depeche Mode on a string of shows. Jannis has since rekindled his love for working as a solo artist, and is currently in the middle of putting the final touches on a third LP. Inspired by the likes of Talk Talk, Enya, Sade, Dean Blunt, Frank Ocean, and early ’90s Madonna, that forthcoming record is schedule to appear sometime in late 2015.
‘Face Melting’ is a romantic, piano-led pop gem; a captivating slow jam laced with gossamer vocal harmonies and anchored by an undercurrent of electronic experimentalism. Once you make it through the song’s weightless transformation, it’s apparent that Choir of Young Believers is now entering a whole new chapter.
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