When Haim announced their return with a live video for new song ‘Right Now’, it saw the band team up with ‘There Will Be Blood’ director Paul Thomas Anderson.
The pair have once again teamed up with the director for a new short film called ‘Valentine’, a 14-minute film that shows the band in the studio performing tracks from new album ‘Something To Tell You’.
Filmed on location at Valentine Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA November 3, 2016 Music video by HAIM performing “Something To Tell You,” “Nothing’s Wrong” & “Right Now”.
After four years,comes a live video single for “Right Now” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, indie-pop trio Haim are back with another song from their forthcoming sophomore album, “Something To Tell You” .
Its not a cover of The Jackson 5 but similarly named tuned, Haim’s “Want You Back” boasts its own effortless pop style that seamlessly blends Fleetwood Mac, funk and gentle electronica. The sister act crafted that pop confection on 2013’s debut “Days Are Gone” , and they’ve just about perfected it here. Este, Alana and Danielle don’t seem to waste a note during the song’s compact 3:57 runtime. Little acoustic guitar licks with handclaps and warm synth exhalations seemingly without notice. Este’s bass work struts but never gets showy. The sisters include a few call-and-responses that show a cohesion that can only happen from sharing the same blood and practicing together for years. That extends to the chorus, where Danielle raises a voice with her sisters to flatly say: “Just know that I want you back.” She argues “it’s hard to hear” it’s a total delight and so good to have this band back.
Something to Tell You is out July 7th via Columbia Records .
It’s been four long years since “Days Are Gone”, which is the only way to count our time away from the sparkling pop-rock of Haim. After teasing us with advertising around the world and a solo drum circle on a You Tube performance, Haim are finally back with a new song from the forthcoming album Something To Tell You, due July 7th on Columbia Records. Here’s a live studio version of “Right Now” shot and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master).
“Right Now” certainly signals a change for Haim , The dynamic track is largely drum machine- and piano-driven at its outset, with some sparkling synths sprinkled in around the halfway point. As the song crescendos, with Danielle anchoring its lovestruck vocals, Este and Alana jump in on percussion, building to a soaring climax. All the while, Anderson’s slow pans allow the sisters Haim’s famed performance energy to shine through. “That’s how you fucking do it,” Este chirps at the end of the clip
On Beats 1, the band told Zane Lowe about how their mother was Anderson’s art teacher. That was at the tail-end of Days Are Gone, and years later, HAIM have entrusted Anderson to shoot the band live-to-tape, in the process of making Something To Tell You.
Ariel Rechtshaid returns to produce the new record, and Rostam Batamanglij (Vampire Weekend) guests. Haim will play new material on Saturday Night Live on May 13,
Filmed on location at Valentine Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA
November 3, 2016
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