Customarily, the visual accompaniments to recent singles of New Yorker's Uniform have been as fantastic as Shame, their latest album itself, and the new video for The Shadow Of God's Hand is not an exception. Directed and edited by John Bradburn, the clip comes with a profound theme, and like its predecessors, it affects deeply.
Vocalist Michael Berdan explains: “The central theme behind The Shadow of God’s Hand are the inherent contradictions present in conventional Christianity. I was brought up with this idea of ‘act right or you’re going to hell.’ I’ve listened to family members as they worried themselves to tears over the fate of a loved one’s soul. To me, the concept of a punitive God is antithetical to the comfort I derive from a spiritual practice. Does God serve to comfort or chastise? Does following Christ’s teachings serve to create a kinder, more equitable world or have those teachings become so perverted that they simply stand as tools of control? For many, there is a fine line in their belief structure between salvation and damnation. This song attempts to touch on these paradoxes.”
Uniform have also announced a 27-date run across the UK and Europe in Spring 2022 alongside Pinkish Black.
UNIFORM UK/EU SPRING 2022 (TICKETS)
05/04: Budapest, HUN - Aurora
06/04: Brno, CZ - Kabinet Muz
07/04: Wien, AT - Chelsea
08/04: Innsbruck, AT - PMK
09/04: Winterthur, CH - Gaswerk
10/04: Geneva, CH - Cave 12
12/04: Lille, FR - La Malterie
13/04: Paris, FR - Supersonic
14/04: London, UK - Electrowerkz
15/04: Manchester, UK - The White Hotel
16/04: Newcastle, UK - The Cluny
17/04: Glasgow, UK - Audio
18/04: Nottingham, UK - The Chameleon Arts
19/04: Ramsgate, UK - Ramsgate Music Hall
20/04: Brussels, BE - Botanique
23/04: Leipzig, DE - Soltmann
24/04: Berlin, DE - Kantine Berghain
26/04: Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
27/04: Goteborg, SWE - Skjulet
28/04: Stockholm, SWE - HUS7
30/04: St. Petersburg, RUS - Serdce
01/05: Moscow, RUS - Bumazhnaya Fabrika
02/05: Tallinn, EST - Sveta Baar
03/05: Riga, LV - DEPO
04/05: Vilnius, LI - XI20
06/05: Warsaw, PL - Chmury
07/05: Prague, CZ - Underdogs
All shows w/ Pinkish Black
UNIFORM FALL US 2021
20/10: Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus
21/10: Boston, MA - Cambridge Elks Lodge
22/10: Berlin, CT - Berlin VFW
23/10: Washington, D.C. - DC9
24/10: Durham, NC - The Pinhook
26/10: Atlanta, GA - 529
27/10: Birmingham, AL - Seasick Records
29/10: San Antonio, TX - Events *
30/10: Austin, TX - Levitation
31/10: Albuquerque, NM - Sister
01/11: Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
02/11: Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon
03/11: San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
04/11: Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
05/11: Seattle, WA - Vera Project
06/11: Boise, ID - Neurolux
07/11: Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
08/11: Denver, CO - HQ
10/11: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
11/11: Cleveland, OH - Now That’s Class
12/11: Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
All shows w/ Portrayal of Guilt & Body Void
*w/ Portrayal of Guilt & Code Orange (no Body Void)