There are few bands that have made as much of a statement with their debut single that Austin’s Farmer’s Wife, who took aim at their home state’s deeply unlikeable Governor with 2022’s “Greg Abbott’s Maxi Pad.” After keeping the momentum going with last September’s grungy There’s a Monster EP and a pair of singles released earlier this year, the group’s currently gaining traction as they tour the US as the opening act for Cloud Nothings, who are midway through touring in support of the tenth anniversary of their 2014 album Here and Nowhere Else.
And speaking of monsters, Farmer’s Wife is returning today with a new music video for their EP’s lead single “Swarm,” which sets the ominously simmering alt-rock cut to an old-school horror visual involving a dollhouse, a huge spider, and some clear inspiration from Mary Shelley. “In an evil lair below the dollhouse, [vocalist Molly Masson] combines pig guts, glitter, and boy hair to create Jaelyn-stein, the ultimate monster to trap more victims: Derek, Jude, and Jacob,” the band shares in a statement, lending a bit of narrative cohesion to the clip. “With the help of Molly’s giant tarantula, Jaelyn-stein chases the boys throughout the house, Scooby-Doo-style. Within the lair, the boys transform into animal-human hybrids, causing an explosion. ‘Swarm’ finds its intense melodic finale with a visual that matches: flames, destruction, and [our] deepest, darkest fears.”
Check it out below, and grab tickets for upcoming shows (including a few solo December dates after their tour with Cloud Nothings wraps up) here.
