Creating music videos is something of a dying art these days, so it’s exciting to see an artist like Melbourne’s Andy Szikla arriving on the scene. He hasn’t just treated us to a film clip for a single; he’s created music videos for each and every song from his new album Dark Valley, which hits stores tomorrow.
Above you’ll find the clip for “Blood Brothers”, the album’s opening track and one of my personal favourites. I love a story song. That’s something else we don’t see a lot of people crafting, a true folk ballad. It’s got such an old world feel to it and a darkness to the lyrics that’s not apparent unless you’re really tuning in. You can see all the music videos on this website.
Dark Valley is Andy’s first solo album, but he’s far from a musical newbie. He’s actually been in the business for twenty years with stints in bands like Ides of March, 87 Fat Girls, and Mr Fish. The experience that time in the industry and just living life really shines through this accomplished album. If only every debut could be this good.