From the cacophonous opening blasts of “Invest in Breakfast,” the first track on Bent Knee’s latest record Frosting, you have some idea of the funhouse of sound the band operates within even if you’re unfamiliar with their back catalog. It’s a song about, um, something (feeling like oregano? Is this relatable?), but the lyrics and not-infrequent use of vocal distortion mostly serve to further scramble the wonky, left-turn instrumentals which frequently bring to mind the fractured disco of a group like Guerilla Toss mixed with just a bit of chiptune influence. “‘Invest in Breakfast’ sounds like an indecipherable cascade of pop-up ads, group texts, and unread email reminders smashing through your screen and reminding you to buy something,” the band aptly shares of the single. Ah, new it sounded familiar.
It makes sense, then, that the video they’re now attaching to the song depicts a cascade of imagery that’s hard to keep up with, as the band members’ singing faces are imposed over a wide range of stock footage. “I’ve always wanted to put my head on a toddler’s body and squish Courtney’s face with a big gross foot,” adds bassist Jessica Kion, who animated the clip, which might have been better suited with a premiere on Adult Swim.
There’s plenty more weird stuff to take in below.
