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 LookTextJazz 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.READ MOREBerlin: Is the party finally over?Alt-pop yearner Sarah Kinsley shares her internet obsessionsEscentric MoleculesMolecule 01 + Champaca is Escentric Molecules’ latest sultry scentListen to Slushy Noobz’ loverboy playlist5 times Charli xcx soundtracked the big screen BurberryTwiggy, Maya Wigram and more front Burberry’s SS26 campaignLondon rapper Ledbyher is the outlier of UK UgDanny L Harle: ‘You can’t overestimate the power of your own club night’Pop music isn’t fun anymoreSonic warfare: How musicians are using ‘noise protests’ against ICEJudeline is the past, present and future of Spanish music Chanel Beads is searching for meaning in “this big old world”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