It’s been two years since local alt-rock outfit MONSTER CAT released their widely-acclaimed debut album The Violet Hour, and we’re reminded again of just how good it is in the recently released music video for their new single ‘4AM’.
Already haunting and emotive on its own sonic right, ‘4AM’ takes on an even more unsettling note with the surreal animated visuals provided by illustrator Annie Hung.
“The idea for a 4AM music video was brewing for the longest time and it all clicked in my head when I saw a few of Annie’s videos,” explains MONSTER CAT frontman Wang Wei Yang. “The childlike quality and humour in her work perfectly compliments the song’s heavy, psychic turmoil in a kind of absurd, existentialist way. She has a very pure form of expression and I think this collaboration taps into that.”
Take a gander at the bizarre music video below, and check out the excellent B-side remix by electronic producer blankverse as well.
