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Derail

Shihad

Synopsis

From Shihad’s first album Churn, the video for 'Derail' is a dark and unsettling affair, recasting everyday Kiwi pursuits in a tense, almost disturbing manner. It’s directed by Joe Fisher, who marries their dissonant riffs and twisted time signatures to black and white footage of horse racing and punters at the track; added to the mix is some serious looking gumboot tossing, churches and religious imagery, cows and power pylons, golf, bumper boats, roller coasters and dodgems.

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Comments (2)

 Angus

Angus

HOLY CRAP the creepy man and child at 1:06 look like JULES MIKUS AND TERESA CORMACK.

 Cameron

Cameron

Thank you very much for this. Brilliant song. Hey Shihad, what happened?

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Credits

 Joe Fisher

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Warner Music for the use of this video.