Girls Names say they've never heard of Nick Cave in their "A Hunger Artist" video

27 August 2015, 10:47 | Written by Laurence Day

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Belfast outfit Girls Names have revealed their visuals for "A Hunger Artist", in which they appear on a (probably) deleted scene of some U.K. chat show.

In a pre-interview, the host tries to get blood out of a stone as frontman Cathal Cully sups wine and claims to have no knowledge of some dude named Nick Cave. The single is taken from the band's upcoming LP Arms Around A Vision.

The clip is directed by Matthew Reed, who says: "The video is a homage to the types of performances you used to see on British TV programs like Tony Wilson's ‘The Other Side of Midnight' in the eighties. We wanted to try and capture the weird atmosphere those performances had. When you found spiky, totally avante-garde music suddenly sharing space with stilted and awkward regional TV. With a bit of humor thrown in for good measure."

Arms Around A Vision is out 2 October on Tough Love.

Watch the "A Hunger Artist" clip below, and then check out the band's upcoming UK/EU tour dates.

October

2 - Empire Music Hall, Belfast, UK
15 - Shipping Forecast, Liverpool, UK
16 - Beacons Metro Festival in Association with DIY, Leeds, UK
17 - The Musician, Leicester, UK
18 - Start the Bus, Bristol, UK
19 - 100 Club, London, UK TICKETS
21 - Hope & Ruin, Brighton, UK
23 - Chaufferie de la Moulin Rouge, Paris, FR
24 - Jazpana Fest, Beasain, ES
25 - Asklepios, Valladolid, ES
27 - Sabotage Club, Lisbon, PT
28 - El Sol, Madrid, ES
29 - Heliogàbal, Barcelona, ES

November

3 - Le Mura, Rome, IT
4 - Mattatoio Culture Club, Carpi, IT
5 - Teatro Altrove, Genova, IT
6 - Club Mame, Padova, IT