Girl Band's new "Paul" vid is glimpse into the seedy underbelly of children's TV

Bob Gallagher, who helmed the recent visuals for Girl Band's take on Blawan's "Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage?", directed the clip for "Paul", and said:

“The idea came about from shooting an audition tape for my friend Kate for a kids TV show job. She'd curse if a take didn't work out, which in the context I thought was hilarious. I've often watched kids TV with my Goddaughters, and every time I do I can't help but wonder what it's like for the actors behind the scenes. What the dynamics are like? There's such a sheen on those shows of happiness that I thought it would be interesting to look at the flip side of that with a character who is full of self loathing but has to literally wear a big grin on his face. While I was researching I watched a documentary about Big Bird and there's a line in where he Carol Spinney says that a woman was complimenting his performance but that she couldn't see that inside the costume he was crying. It's quite tragic. I think everyone has experiences of having to put on an outward expression and feeling trapped, so Paul's costume is a visual extension of that. He's inside the suit, at a distance from everybody around him, but wearing this absurd smile that's totally false to what's going on inside. When the pressure of living that life comes to a head he gets to be himself, and in a bizarre way he gets acceptance from his hero Big Rooster, so I see it as a bizarre but happy ending.”

The Dubliners will release Holding Hands With Jamie on 25 September via Rough Trade. It follows April EP The Early Years.

Watch the video for "Paul" below. The LP's tracklist and the band's upcoming UK/Ireland dates are afterwards.

Tracklist:

1. Umbongo
2. Pears For Lunch
3. Baloo
4. In Plastic
5. Paul
6. The Last Riddler
7. Texting an Alien
8. Fucking Butter
9. The Witch Dr.

September

25 - Belfast, Bar Sub w/ Paddy Hanna

October

1 - Galway, Roisin Dubh w/ Paddy Hanna
3 - Cork, The Pavilion w/ Paddy Hanna
6 - London, 100 Club w/ Prom

November

3 - Brighton, Patterns w/ Prom
4 - Manchester, Soup Kitchen w/ Prom
5 - Leeds, Nation of Shopkeepers w/ Prom
7 - Dublin, Button Factory w/ Paddy Hanna