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.TrendingThese photos expose the ‘pain, fear and desire’ of relationshipsAshley Markle's Low Hanging Fruit lays bare the complex dynamics of her significant parental, romantic, and sexual relationships in a series of candid photographsArt & PhotographyReplitLife & CultureWhat Went Down at the inaugural vibeconDazed LeagueInside an intimate soccer watch party in New YorkArt & PhotographyTyrell Hampton’s photos capture the freedom and fantasy of NYC nightsBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaPoliticsGreta Thunberg: ‘The best medicine is to do something about it’MusicFinn Wolfhard: ‘I’m not just making music to be cool’MusicWill the teen social media ban destroy British music – or save it?FashionThese candid photos deconstruct the fantasy of the modelling worldEscape 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