“Where we are from it is always Halloween,” revered synthpop act Ladytron communicate, having proved their strong connection to horror and thriller during the years with songs and videos such as Ghosts, Mirage, and Deadzone, drawing inspiration from Stephen King, Wicker Man and J.G. Ballard respectively. The band's latest addition to that eerie streak is their new video for the recent single, City of Angels, this time citing the greats Nicolas Roeg and Dario Argento as influences.
City of Angels was directed by Manuel Nogueira, starring Bianca Comparato, and shot in architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha's brutalist mansion.
Bianca Comparato is the star of Netflix's sci-fi drama 3%. "I’m such a fan of Ladytron," Bianca comments. "I was lucky enough to be in the music video…the whole experience was a dream come true."
City of Angels has the same lush synthpop sound we've become used to hearing from Ladytron, fusing electronica, shoegaze, dreampop, disco and industrial sounds in the most creative of ways.
Ladytron's upcoming album Time’s Arrow comes out on January 20th, 2023 through Cooking Vinyl.
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