Photo by Riley Taylor
The Anti-Queens, Toronto’s premiere punk rock ‘n’ rollers, have just released their latest LP, “Disenchanted,” with an accompanying video for the track “Overthinking“. The new album appears worldwide on digital and vinyl formats via Stomp Records.
The captivating new music video for “Overthinking” was directed by Michael Crusty and Valerie Knox and produced by Crusty Media. Filmed by Michael Crusty, Sarah Mathieson, and edited by Michael Crusty, the video stars Emily Bones, Valerie Knox, Michael Crusty, Zoe McMillan, Ivy Bones, and Maggie Knox. Shot against the picturesque backdrop of Uxbridge, ON in August 2023, the outdoor scenes radiate with the warmth of carefree summer days, perfectly embodying the song’s theme of navigating the mental labyrinth of overthinking. The band reflects “Overthinking is about the mental spiral of stressing over things that are beyond our control. We wanted the music video to visually echo this theme. The summer scenes are meant to capture that carefree happiness you feel when spending a warm, sunny day playing with your dog while in the company of a best friend”. The juxtaposition of these joyful moments with the introspective indoor scenes, filmed in January 2024 at GS209 in Etobicoke, ON, captures the emotional depth of the track. “We shot the full-band segment in a brightly lit white room, opting for all-black attire to dramatically heighten the visual contrast and intensify the mood”. The use of projection techniques during the indoor shoot, where the summer footage is overlaid onto the studio walls as the band performs, creates a visually stunning harmony, seamlessly blending both worlds and enhancing the narrative resonance of the music while simultaneously linking both moments together.
Purchase Disenchanted here.
