Fresh from directing the latest Lost Valentinos video for ‘Thief‘, Australian expat Dave Ma chatted to Dazed Digital about that, as well as his recent collaboration with Delphic.

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At long last Lost Valentinos are proud to present the stunning new video for the song ‘Thief’.

Directed by Dave Ma (The Horrors ‘Whole New Way‘, Delphic ‘This Momentary‘, Lost Valentinos’ ‘Serio’), it’s a typically inventive realisation of the song’s poignant themes:

Taken from the album Cities of Gold, out now on etcetc.

Here’s what Pedestrian Magazine had to say about the clip:
Embracing the South American heritage of the brothers Santamaria (bassist Pat and guitarist Andrew) the band don tribal headdresses and Incan-style paraphernalia or what I like to call “suitable attire for getting Pagan in the woods”. Director Dave Ma, the man behind multiple Foals film clips and the brother of guitarist Jono succinctly captures the visual aesthetic the band have so carefully crafted thus far – it’s all blackened trees, skulls, journeymen, sand dunes and gold dust – and fuck it looks good.

I first called Serio “the sunshine inflected slow burner to the best hands-in-the-air beach party you’ve ever been to” and upon watching the film clip I could say much the same thing. It’s both refreshing and rare that a band is so confidently singular in their sound, visual identity and ethos whether that be animal monikers, other-worldly cover art, or fantastical back stories. Drums not dead, and neither is the magic.

Lost Valentinos – Serio

Last week Lost Valentinos filmed the video for their first album single Serio in outback Sydney, and Semone Maksimovic and Mel Leong tagged along with their notepads and cameras to capture some of the behind the scenes action for Lifelounge.com.

“… day two began in the city, with make up application beginning at 5am, before a trek to Kuring-gai National Park, to sneak in some last shots while avoiding getting caught filming in bushfire territory. Although working under severe time constraints, the LV boys performed admirably, managing to complete their final shots adorned in full Shaman regalia while performing in a drummers circle amongst the bush’s harsh debris and unrelenting morning sun.”

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