PREMIERE: Eskimo Joe Frontman Kav Temperley Reveals ‘Machines Of Love And Grace’

Eskimo Joe frontman Kav Temperley today unleashes a deeply poetic and ethereal-yet-pounding new single in Machines Of Love And Grace.

Premiering via The Music, the song tackles themes of connectivity in the digital age and arrives alongside an affecting music video.

“The song is about the complex and intimate relationships we have through our phones, seen through the lens of the last two-and-a-half years of the pandemic,” Temperley said.

“Having devices in our hands has allowed us to have dinner with loved ones all over the world, all locked in our houses, and follow every moment of each other’s life; whether we want to or not, it’s often the first thing we see in the morning and the last thing we see before we go to sleep. With the touch of a button, anything and everything is available to us, good and bad.”

The song’s official video was directed by Eskimo Joe visual collaborator Cooper Gordon and plays up the voyeuristic elements of social media and digital connection underpinning proceedings.

Temperley noted: “Voyeurs to each other’s lives, I’m asking the question: do any of us feel like we exist unless we’re posting? And who are we when the camera lights turn off? We now live through these machines in the most intimate way, and we take them anywhere and everywhere we go! 

“For the video, it was an idea of FaceTime without having Facetime. The most amazing thing is that the actor and the actress reacting to each other, they never met each other, yet on camera, it’s like they're having an intimate relationship. It’s absolutely fascinating and plays into the whole theme about the machines of love and grace.”

Check out Machines Of Love And Grace below ahead of its official release tomorrow.