VIDEO PREMIERE: Children Collide - 'Man Of The People'

3 August 2021 | 3:00 pm | Joe Dolan

"Somehow, the crude green screen and way it's edited makes you feel something special."

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With the news dropping earlier this year that they'd be releasing their first album in almost a decade, Children Collide are today sharing a first look at their brand new video, Man Of The People, premiering exclusively with The Music.

A throwback-style vid packed with neon visuals and CGI, singer Johnnie Mackay said the video is an homage to a bygone age of filmed performances. 

“The closest any TV program ever got to transferring that true live band energy through the screen was Germany’s Beat Club which ran from ‘65-’72," he explained. 

"I’ve done many deep dives on their YouTube Channel. Check out Sabbath, Can, Fanny, MC5, Canned Heat, there’s even one with NEU! & Kraftwerk jamming. 

"Somehow, the crude green screen and way it’s edited makes you feel something special, so I really wanted to go for that vibe with this video. The crash zooms referenced old Sonic Youth videos and I added in some funny old Star Wars wipes in the edit then stirred it all into a visual soup to hopefully give people a taste of that live energy in their screens."

Check out the video for Man Of The People via the player above. Their new album, Time Itself, is slated for release 27 August.

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