July Talk Become the ‘Water’ Again in New Video

July Talk‘s vocalists Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay frequently engage in verbal conversations and confrontations about everything from the meaning of life to the meaninglessness of human relationships. Their songs often belong in the theatre of the absurd because of their existential anxieties. The sense that communication has broken down so that one can’t express feelings and ideas with words alone has been an essential component of their blues-rock.

The quintet are back with a new audiovisual for their single “I Am the Water”. The song was initially released with an imaginative lyric video in November 2021. With twisted lines like, “I know you know that there are things that I know you know that you can’t know, and I know you know that there are things that I know you know that you can’t own”, it made sense to spell the words out for the listener. But the new video offers a more artistic and experimental approach that fits the song’s deeper meanings.

According to Peter and Leah, “We dove into the depths of an ocean of opposites with our dear friend Jared Raab, following instincts over logic. It was a remarkable process, and the resulting piece feels urgent, elusive, and lush. The idea was born out of common existential anxiety as we face a tangled web of conundrums without the clarity of a path forward. What do we do about everything?” They address that feeling of helplessness head-on in the video by simply inverting the colors and magically highlighting the negative. It’s not witchcraft, but it is spooky!

TOUR DATES

Portland, OR: Polaris Hall, Mar 23
Seattle, WA: Neptune Theatre, Mar 24
San Francisco, CA: The Independent, Mar 27
Los Angeles, CA: The Echo, Mar 29
Santa Ana, CA: Constellation Room, Mar 31
San Diego, CA: Casbah, Apr 1
Boston, MA: Brighton Music Hall, Apr 11
Washington, DC: Union Stage, Apr 12
New York, NY: Gramercy Theatre, Apr 14
Philadelphia, PA: The Foundry, Apr 15
Buffalo, NY: The Town Ballroom, Apr 16
Chicago, IL: Bottom Lounge, Apr 28
Detroit, MI: El Club, Apr 19
Munich, DE: Strom, May 31
Berlin, DE: Hole 44, June 1
Hamburg, DE: Knust, June 2
Münster, DE: Gleis 22, June 3
Truro, NS: Rock the Hub, July 29-July 31