Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a new video for “Wolf” one of our favorite tracks off of their highly anticipated new album Cool It Down. We have waited nine long years for another album from Yeah Yeah Yeahs and to say it was worth the wait is an understatement. This band have created a genre of their own and continue to push limits with their sound, live shows, and the art surrounding their music – including this new video starring Severance‘s Britt Lower.
The video was directed by Allie Avital who has previously directed videos for Moses Sumney and Olivia Rodrigo. Lead singer Karen O says of working with this dream team:
“It was our great fortune to collaborate with the powerhouses Allie and Brit on this video for ‘Wolf.’ Allie casts a spell with the gorgeous world she weaves- always with teeth that bite, and Brit embodies all the contradictions in the themes of ‘Wolf,’ so enamored with her performance that’s got as much heaven as it does hell. We were beside ourselves with excitement when Allie cast Brit as the lead in the video, YYYs are serious nerds for Severance, what luck when the stars align.”
Director Allie Avital spoke of the video’s direction:
“‘Wolf’ has so much narrative built into the lyrics, and it was such a dream to delve into these themes of hunger, connection, and wildness. Britt Lower and I used a movement-based technique to play with the nuances of this character as she seeks various forms of connection and moves from feeling trapped to wild to rediscovering a new form of intimacy with her husband. As a director, it’s rare to find such open minded artists like Karen, Nick, and Brian and I’m so grateful they put so much trust in our creative process.”
Watch the video now:
Lyrics:
I’m hungry like a wolf
I bleed like a wolf
I’m lost and I’m lonely
I hunger for you only
Don’t leave me now
Don’t break the spell
In heaven
lost my taste for hell
Taste for Hell
I’m hunted like a wolf
I feed I feed
Like a wolf
I’m lost and I’m lonely
I hunger for you only
Don’t leave me now
don’t break the spell
In heaven
lost my taste for hell
Taste for Hell
Into the wild with me
Into the wild
Into the wild with me
Into the wild with me
Into the wild
Into the wild
Into the wild
Into the wild
Into the wild
Into the wild
Into the wild
You can find “Wolf” on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs brilliant new album Cool It Down which is out now via Secretly Canadian and available to buy and stream here. The band have also released a Boys Noize Remix of the track, listen now:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are currently on tour with two upcoming dates in Mexico:
November 17: Guanamor Teatro Studio @ Guadalajara, MX
November 19: Corona Capital @ Mexico City, MX
For tickets and tour info click here!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs recently played a SiriusXM live session that features new songs “Spitting Off the Edge of the World”, “Burning”, “Fleez” and “Wolf” as well as classic favorite “Maps” – listen above!
Check out more videos released from Cool It Down including a live performance of “Burning” on Jimmy Kimmel Live:
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