Music / Music VideosAustra – Hurt Me NowA disarming psychedelic trip in the Toronto band's new video, directed by M. BlashShareLink copied ✔️January 17, 2014MusicMusic VideosTextDazed Digital 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.READ MORECorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?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