New Video: The Cardboard Crowns Just Wanna Say “Hats Off”
The Cardboard Crowns put forth a new video of their single “Hats Off” yesterday.
A song they released November last, “Hats Off” commends the parents & supporters of Googles, The Rat, Tokyo & Mystery Skunk in all they’ve done as the Cardboard Crowns. On YouTube & bandcamp their lyrics are published below, explaining just how patient they think their parents have been, and how lucky they feel to have supporters despite their bad social skills. Or at least their inability to prioritize friends over their full-time unemployment as musicians. This ska-infused punk-rock is sprinkled with reggae & bossa nova beats that keeps us as entertained as their antics, featuring morphsuits, a few cardboard crowns and an air duct for percussionist Tokyo when he isn’t slapping his cheeks for the hollow pops. The entire video was shot in a decrepit garage in the Bayview Yards that someone from the City of Ottawa let them into. Perhaps there was a ban on drum sets…
The music video is a snippet of the energy they bring to their live set, whether it be from their debut album Long Live the Kings or their upcoming record Global Citizen. We’ll be sure to see the Crowns at Ottawa Folk Fest on Sept. 14, 2014 to further promote that impending release!