Yard Act has returned with a new single and video “100% Endurance”, pulled from their sensational debut album titled The Overload. The release comes ahead of a whopping tour in Europe, the UK and the US no less, with a starring role for the national treasure David Thewlis. The video is an inspiring and earnest view of little England’s plucky spirit, full of colloquial nuances and familiar characters. There are hints (see quote below) from the band that the latest film weaves into a wider meta-narrative that spans across every video from the album. Fans who know the band (and their sense of humour) definitely wouldn’t put it past them.
Yard Acts singer James Smith stated; “It was great shooting this video, I barely had to do anything, and I didn’t have fake facial hair glued to me head for once. I still can’t believe David got involved. I was such a fan of his work from Naked through to Fargo, and when I told James Slater he was interested in working with us he was so buzzing. A brilliant actor, and an absolute joy to watch work. Equally so, he is a thoroughly decent, down to earth person who is funny as f***, and that goes a fair way I reckon.”- Check out the video down below:
Smith later added; “This video also stands as testament, once more, to James Slater and his vision for bringing our songs to life every time,” he continues. “I always knew we would revisit The Overload world one last time to bring the whole concept of the album full circle and I knew the final video would be for ‘100% Endurance’, but once the album came out and touring kicked in, I never knew when we would find the time. Finally we did, and getting all the cast of characters back together felt lovely too. We’ve met so many ace people making these videos and the more you meet them, the easier it is. Bless everyone who was on board throughout. If no one figures it out in the next 5 years, I’ll do a thorough breakdown of all the videos with every reference, easter egg and narrative hint we stuck in there.”
As previously stated, the band are going to be hitting the road pretty hard this year and have planned many stops all over the shop. With tickets selling out fast for shows this month, you can find a full list of the band’s tour dates as well as tickets if you follow the link here.
