The cool thing about being a young band and hustling out on the road is that a creative kick can tear through you at any given time, and boom, you've recorded your next music video. That's how it happened for the dance-pop Chicago-based boys of Victorian Halls and their latest clip, "It All Started In The Hall."
The video takes place in the back of a van, and yes, it's about as creepy as you would imagine a video that's taped in the back of a van might be. Lead singer Sean Lenart is dangerously close to the camera (nice eyes, bro) as he frenetically warns us about... something gone awry (we're not really sure, honestly -- I failed almost all of the entire analogy on my SATs): "It all started in the hall as a cover-up, a white flash as a call interrupted us all/Now my head is blank and efforts are fake, you said I could draw you in any color or shape."
Keyboardist Carlos Luna spoke about where the band got the inspiration for the impromptu video: "Originally the video was going to be a lyric video... But I was able to piece together a really fast, stylized horror-type thing. It's a lot considering it's just four guys in a van just singing." This might have something to do with Victorian Halls being attractive, but we'd be up for more D.I.Y. videos from these guys.
Victorian Halls' Charlatan is out now on Victory Records.
+ Watch Victorian Halls' "It All Started In The Hall" video.