Music / First LookAustra – Hurt Me NowExclusive: A disarming psychedelic trip in the Toronto band's new video, directed by M. BlashShareLink copied ✔️January 17, 2014MusicFirst LookText Jazz Monroe Austra’s pairing with M. Blash, director of indie movies Lying and The Wait (both starring Chloë Sevigny) well as videos for The Drums and Owen Pallett, worked a charm on their subtly unsettling breakout video for "Lose It" (2011). So it makes perfect sense that they’d collaborate on “Hurt Me Now”, which sees the Toronto group fuse severe organs and imploring vocals to soundtrack a spooked dancehall. When there enter four models wearing broad smiles under ‘S.O.S.’ placards, we jerk into a Lynchian realm – signified not least by a neon-green spirit monster who commits an unspeakable act of self-mutilation. Amid the macabre mayhem is singer Katie Stelmanis, who says of the video, “Working with M. Blash is a rare experience. I like to give him a song and let him do whatever he wants, ’cause when his mindflow is undisturbed, the results are psychedelic and matchless”. Psychedelic and matchless? Sure. But the mindflow? It’s disturbed as all hell. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThe internet wants women to stop acting like ‘birds’On TikTok, the word has become shorthand for being male-centred, prompting women to share their dating horror stories and unlearn their ‘bird’ behaviour before summertimeLife & CultureFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workMaison Margiela FragrancesEventWhat went down at Maison Margiela’s ‘The Scentsorium Collection’ launchMusicThe 5 best songs from Drake’s new albums (plural) FashionWhy is Americana everywhere right now?Arts+CultureHow Prince almost ended up in The Fifth Element SamsungLife & CultureWhat went down at Dazed Club’s drop-in skate session with SamsungBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFashionThis subculture archive is fashion’s best kept secretEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy