Two weeks ago, Zeds Dead released their debut album, Northern Lights. Today they are back to share a new video for their single “Too Young”. The video is a fittingly whimsical claymation visual for the track, and centers around the internet and social media’s effect on the youth. The single itself is built around an irresistible piano line and features a candy-coated hook from Rivers Cuomo paired alongside verses from Pusha T. The unlikely pairing is a perfect illustration of the facility with which Zeds Dead blend disparate influences in a unique and compelling way.
On the inspiration for the new video, director Chris Ullens says, “Zeds Dead’s “Too Young” has a cool style: it attracts you because it’s catchy and solid, but then slaps you in the face with the darker lyrics. So I wanted to emulate that in the film: make an attractive and colourful world, but then comment on darker sides of our ever more “social-media connected” society. And as always with stop motion, it was hours and hours of work fuelled by true passion, so thanks to all who made it possible!”
Northern Lights released on October 14th via Zeds Dead’s own Deadbeats label. In addition to Rivers Cuomo and Pusha T, the album also features Jadakiss and Styles P, Charlotte OC, Elliphant, Diplo, and Twin Shadow amongst others. Additionally, Zeds Dead are continuing on The Northern Lights tour, which features a massive run of worldwide dates as well as a newly conceived stage show. Watch “Too Young” above, and find details on Northern Lights as well as the rest of Zeds Dead’s tour dates below.
Zeds Dead
Northern Lights
(October 14th, Deadbeats)
1. Stardust (ft. Twin Shadow)
2. Zeds Dead x Diplo – Blame (ft. Elliphant)
3. Lights Out (ft. Atlas)
4. Too Young (ft. Rivers Cuomo, Pusha T)
5. DNA (ft. Jadakiss, Styles P)
6. Me No Care
7. Loneliness (ft. Twin Shadow)
8. Zeds Dead x NGHTMRE – Frontlines (ft. GG Magree)
9. Already Done (ft. Ghetts)
10. Dimemories
11. Where Did That Go
12. Neck and Neck (ft. Dragonette)
13. This Is Me (ft. Lips)
14. Zeds Dead x Charlotte OC – Symphony
15. Slow Down (ft. Jenna Pemkowski)
NORTHERN LIGHTS TOUR DATES:
Oct 27 – Tempe, AZ
Oct 28 – Magna, UT
Oct 29 – Edmonton, AB
Oct 30 – San Diego, CA
Oct 31 – Santa Cruz, CA
Nov 2 – Reno, NV
Nov 3 – Garden City, ID
Nov 4 – Portland, OR
Nov 5 – Eugene, OR
Nov 17 – London, UK
Nov 18 – Barcelona, ES
Nov 19 – Paris, FR
Nov 21 – Oslo, NO
Nov 22 – Hamburg, DE
Nov 23 – Vienna, AT
Nov 24 – Berlin, DE
Nov 25 – Cologne DE
Nov 26 – Zurich, CH
Dec 1 – Perth, AU
Dec 2 – Adelaide, AU
Dec 3 – Sydney, AU
Dec 4 – Brisbane, AU
Dec 9 – Los Angeles, CA
Dec 10 – San Francisco, CA
Dec 17 – New York, NY
Dec 30 – Decadence NYE – Denver, CO
Dec 31 – Reaction NYE – Rosemont, IL