Since their 2013 self-titled debut EP, LA’s Dear Boy have shown a knack for anglophilic melodies and a bright, buzzy brand of alt-pop that seems like it’s been preserved especially for us since the early Clinton years.
Like “Hesitation Waltz” from that first EP, the band’s forthcoming release was produced by Doug Boehm, who manned the boards for Girls’ swan song Father, Son, Holy Ghost. On lead single “Local Roses,” whose video we’re pleased to be premiering today, Boehm brings the same deft touch he brought to that record, his articulate production emphasizing the wistful chime of Austin Hayman’s lead guitar lines.
“The idea we were kicking around when we first got together with our director, Baley Wynn, was to make a sort of surreal [version of] A Hard Day’s Night. Then, as it does whenever we work with her, it totally became its own thing,” says singer Ben Grey of the video. “Our band is heavily influenced by early ’90s brit-pop, so we wanted to shoot something that captured the spirit of that era. ‘Local Roses’ is lyrically such a melancholy song, so marrying it with a little bit of playfulness in the video seemed like a natural way to go. We’re all best friends, so it was really easy to slip into that place.”
Dear Boy’s new EP doesn’t drop till sometime this summer, but you can check out the “Local Roses” video below.
