PREMIERE: "Glutton" by The Tomblands
Photo by Victor Von Goethe
Today we’re premiering the brand new video for “Glutton” by The Tomblands. The single drops ahead of their new EP GNAW, which is slated for release on Halloween.
Talking about the new single, the band says “Glutton” began with an opening riff that snowballed as they continued to build on it and gain momentum. “When we got to adding lyrics, we got really Cronenberg-y with it. The song became about a massive, all-consuming blob organism that consumes everything it touches but doesn’t really see any ethical quandary in that, it just sees it as a natural kind of assimilation,” they add.
For the “Glutton” video, the band wanted to channel the same goofy and campy energy of their past music videos, while also showcasing them performing. “We landed on the head-to-head ‘Tomblands vs. Evil Doppelgangers’ concept because we were able to get access to this huge school auditorium space and wanted a fun way to use it,” they say about the video’s plot. “Then we brought on our friend David Arias, who hadn’t done that many videos before, but had absolutely killed all the stuff that he’s done for his band Avantist and a few other artists around town. We pretty much gave him total creative control and he ran with it, taking it in some Edgar Wright-y directions while throwing in a lot of his own lo-fi style. The shoot itself was a hectic two-parter, but we got it done with the help of Morgan Cieselski (the videographer) and a bunch of other friends who showed up last minute to be in the crowd.”
Check out the premiere of the cinematic saga below, and catch The Tomblands’ next show on November 15th at Liar’s Club.