New Video: The Strokes, 'Taken For A Fool'
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After The Strokes took a few years off to focus on solo projects, they're back together now and fans (including us) couldn't be happier about it. And if the video for their latest single, "Taken For A Fool," teaches us anything (aside from what life would look like if you were on a 24/7 acid trip), it's that these boys are simply meant to play together.
The Laurent Briet-directed video (Radiohead, Aphex Twin) showcases The Strokes playing on what seems to be a rotating stage, with the audience having a consistently shifting view of the performance (kinda like they're on one of those really romantic rotating beds).The clip is deliberately lo-fi, which perfectly compliments the grainy, we're-playing-this-in-my-parents-garage vibe of "Taken For A Fool." And of course, what kind of Strokes video would be complete without some sporadically popping colorful bubbles thrown in for good measure...or something?
"Taken For A Fool," off of The Strokes' latest album Angles, will be released officially as their second single July 26. And major bonus alert: it will feature a B-side duet version with the legendary Elvis Costello, whom the band has often cited as a major influence. Yeah, we're gonna need to download that ASAP.
