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Highly Suspect unveils new visuals for "These Days," starring Tony Cavalero from HBO's Righteous Gems, The Dirt, and School of Rock and directed by duo Rock and Egg. The release comes in the wake of the highly anticipated album MCID. The music video takes viewers on an all too relatable journey, questioning what really is "normal," when a family's dinner turns into a chaotic brawl and unseemly secrets are revealed.
Tony Cavalero reflected on the video saying, "I've been a huge fan of Johnny and the
Highly Suspect crew for years now. Their lyrics and musical stylings are both prolific and brilliant! It was such an honor and a privilege to collaborate with them on this video. I'm super grateful for
Highly Suspect having me. My character represents the point of view of the "everyman," in a situation that represents a much bigger picture. I love the juxtaposition between what is presented and what's really happening behind the scenes. It's that kind of hypocrisy that we're really struggling with in society right now and a topic that really plays out in The Righteous Gemstones as well. "
These Days" is releasing at the ripe time where I think everyone is going to relate!"
Frontman Johnny
Stevens from
Highly Suspect expressed his thoughts on the video, "I have this thing where I'm too close to my art. We are (Highly Suspect) and for as long as I can remember, difficult to really collaborate with, not because I'm a snob but maybe more so out of fear.. that somehow all of the hard work I put in will get bent into a shape I don't find aesthetically pleasing. We're getting better at letting other people into our tight knit community. When you find someone with as much passion as you, sometimes it's worth giving it a shot. This time that man was Tony Cavalero (Dirt, The Righteous Gemstones, School of Rock). Tony has an incredible mind and a work ethic comparable to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. He is also hilarious.
Highly Suspect has been touring pretty heavily but also needed to get this video done. So, we just said to ourselves, "F*ck it.. let's give Tony the lead." Other than writing and performing the song and lending my dog as a guest star, we have to give credit where it's due. Tony and his team along with Lallie Jones and the team at 300 Entertainment worked really hard and put together this video that's just incredible, and hilarious while still getting a very relevant point across. It's really kind of mind blowing to see other people's take on "your work." I had read the treatment briefly but put trust into the people actually making the video so I only got to see the final version a few days before you do. I feel just as excited as you guys because for once it's still new to me. Usually once I'm finished with a project, I've been so close to it that by the time it reaches your eyes and ears I've moved on. We couldn't be happier with the video or more thankful to the people that were involved in making it come to life. It's a shiny little distraction from how much these days really suck. Bravo Tony and all. You've taught me that it's ok to trust a little more."
